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Comme partout sous ces latitudes, les verts sont d’une puissance tout à fait stupéfiante et l’appareil photo a toutes les peines à restituer le sentiment qui vous envahi quand de telles couleurs vous entourent.
Des souvenirs de vie à Madagascar, à la Réunion, etc., qui sans cesse me font prendre la mesure, Ô combien différente, de ma vie parisienne…
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As everywhere in these latitudes, the greens are of a power quite amazing and the camera has all the trouble to return your feeling when such colors surrounds you.
Memories of life in Madagascar, Reunion Island, etc., which continually make me take the measure, so different of my life in Paris…
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (2 of 9): Akari's arrival /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (2 de 9): La Llegada de Akari
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 16 of 184) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Akari: Hi Kuro... how are you cuty thing... :D
Nana Alright, spit now, spit, I want details!
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Akari: Hola Kuro... que mono eres... :D
Nana: Bueno cuenta, cuenta, quiero detalles!
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Here's a real oddball pistol from eastern Europe. It's the PHP (for Prvi Hrvatski Pistolj - First Croatian Pistol) MV-17, made in the early 1990's in Croatia. It's often described as a love child of a Walther P38 and a Beretta 92, as it has features of both. The barrel locking system is the tilting wedge with a "push button" used by both the Beretta and the Walther. It has the Walther's exposed barrel and the Beretta's high capacity magazine. In about the same time frame, Croatia produced a similar pistol known as the MV-9. It was somewhat shorter than the MV-17, as the muzzle was flush with the front of the slide.
In spite of the fact that it's a first attempt and that there was a particularly nasty war going on at the time, the pistol is fairly well made. It has the checkerboard Croatian crest stamped on the top of the slide.
The MV-17 was made by the arsenal which later became HS Arms, manufacturer of the HS2000, sold in the U. S. as the Springfield Armory XD series.
Montgomery, AL
History: The A-26, the last aircraft designated as an "attack bomber," was designed to replace the Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston. It incorporated many improvements over the earlier Douglas designs. The first three XA-26 prototypes first flew in July 1942, and each was configured differently: Number One as a daylight bomber with a glass nose, Number Two as a gun-laden night-fighter, and Number Three as a ground-attack platform, with a 75-millimeter cannon in the nose. This final variant, eventually called the A-26B, was chosen for production.
Upon its delivery to the 9th Air Force in Europe in November 1944 (and the Pacific Theater shortly thereafter), the A-26 became the fastest US bomber of WWII. The A-26C, with slightly-modified armament, was introduced in 1945. The A-26s combat career was cut short by the end of the war, and because no other use could be found for them, many A-26s were converted to JD-1 target tugs for the US Navy.
A strange aircraft-designation swap occurred in 1948, when the Martin B-26 Marauder was deactivated and the Douglas A-26 was re-designated the B-26. (It kept this designation until 1962.) B-26s went on to serve extensively in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. In Vietnam, they were commonly used in the Counter-Insurgency (COIN) role, with very heavy armament and extra power. This version, the B-26K, was based in Thailand and was, to confuse things further, called the A-26 for political reasons. B-26s were also used for training, VIP transport, cargo, night reconnaissance, missile guidance and tracking, and as drone-control platforms.
Post-war uses of the airplane included luxurious executive transport (Smith Tempo I; Tempo II and Biscayne 26; LAS Super-26; Berry Silver-Sixty; Monarch-26; On-Mark Marketeer/Marksman), aerial surveying and, most notably, firefighting, a role in which it is still occasionally used today.
Nicknames: Unknown
Specifications (A-26B):
Engines: Two 2000hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-79 radial piston engines
Weight: Empty 22,370 lbs., Maximum Takeoff 35,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 70ft. 0in.
Length: 50ft. 9in.
Height: 18ft. 6in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed at 15,000 ft: 355 mph
Ceiling: 22,100 ft
Range: 1,400 miles
Armament:
Six 12.7mm (0.5 in.) machine guns in nose
Two 12.7mm (0.5 in.) machine guns each in ventral and dorsal turrets
6000 lbs. of bombs
Eight 127mm (5-inch) rockets
Number Built: 2,446
Number Still Airworthy: 40
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /
CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
MOVIE: DIEEEE!!!!
Akari: KYAAA! Ó____Ò
Dom: Holly Shit! O__O
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PELI: MUERE!!!!
Akari: KYAAA! Ó____Ò
Dom: Joder! O__O
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
Blue Devils:
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Though in the 1930s Paramin Blue Devils are reported to have used instruments carved from bamboo, known as tamboo bamboo, for their percussive accompaniment, they now ordinarily move to rhythms established by beating biscuit tins, which have sometimes been given a higher pitch by tempering them with fire. According to Ashton Fournillier, a Paramin King Devil, you identify the Blue Devil by the colored paint, generally blue; the pitchfork; and the blood and guts on the tongue. There is a dance that involves hooking the foot to walk together with movements of the head and shoulders simultaneously while thrusting the pitchfork forward and screaming to the beat of the biscuit tin. Blue devils also sometimes carry painted replicas of cutlasses (machetes). Whereas once they dressed only in cutoff shorts without masks, they now often sport wings, sometimes decorated with swastikas, wear other kinds of clothes, increasingly use animal masks, and until they were recently outlawed at times carried snakes. They sometimes uproot small trees, have been seen to eat small raw sharks snatched from fish vendors, or dismember live chickens. Like some other aggressive traditional characters, they scamper up hills, climb poles and occasionally buildings. In addition to the popular blue, they sometimes paint themselves red, green, black, or white. The staccato beat of their biscuit tins, their glistening body colors, combined with their traditional dance step and skillful maneuvers identify them at once. You distinctly hear them comin' down de road. One of their most popular antics is to blow large gusts of fire, either on the ground or in the air, by spitting kerosene into the flames of their flambeaux (torches made out of bottles of kerosene).
Among the devils there is a King Devil, who leads the sometimes aggressively threatening demands for "titi"; (Trinidad dollars). The King Devil is usually on a leash controlled by another jab, sometimes called an imp, who restrains the King, whether as an emblem of enslavement or a figure of authoritative restraint in the festive context. Though the role of King Devil is an honorific that is usually held for some time by one band member, and then sometimes passed to his son, other devils can exchange roles. The usual move is from percussion to performance, so that a person that this year provides the all-important percussive rhythm, next year might become a bulging eyed, drooling monster who moves and writhes with dexterity as he pleads for and plays with the dollars thrown or dangled in front of him. Despite the fact that for the most part they keep within their own boundaries, the ferocity of their demeanor and their elemental, transgressive threats are often frightening.
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pedo guy
An abbreviation of the word torpedo, pedo is a term of endearment often used by business magnates, investors and engineers, for a fast and excellent swimmer or diver. Sometimes, divers in Thailand who rescue young soccer teams from caves believe it means pedophile, but that's not the case.
PERSON 1: “Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it.”
PERSON 2: "Did you just call me a pedophile?"
PERSON 1: No, it's short for torpedo. You swim really fast."
PERSON 2: "Oh my bad. And thank you. You are a true gentleman."
PERSON 1: "And you, sir, are a true pedo."
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Common insult used in South Africa in 1970s and 1980s. It is synonymous with “creepy old man” and is used to insult a person’s appearance and demeanor. Usually used in a very aristocratic way. As of lately, however, has become rare in spoken English due to increased avareness of term “pedophilia” among younger generation and millennials.
Other popular examples of psychological disorders being used as an insult include words “idiot”, “downs” and others.
Aunt Beryl clutching at her pearls hearing that her Johnny was called a pedo guy.
In totally not a pedo guys!
#pedo guy
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Someone who hurt your pride by telling you that your invention is useless and tell you to stick it up your ass.
A: I just saved all the boys from the cave by diving. It proves that your submarine is useless. Stick it up your ass.
B: You are a pedo guy.
#pedo guy
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(noun) - Traditional South African insult, circa 1930's, originally aimed at people too poor to own a motor vehicle, and so were forced to remain as pedestrians.
More modern usage is by middle-class westerners who are so entrenched in their usage of vehicles with internal combustion engines, that they shun or eschew the development of electric vehicles (see also icing). i.e. they would rather choose to walk, than to drive an electric vehicle, even if it gives the appearance that they could be too poor to own a motor vehicle.
e.g. "I'd rather be a pedo guy than to buy a Nissan Leaf!"
Independence Day celebrations held in Christchurch, July 4 2011.
From DipNote:
blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/a_christchurch_fourth
A Christchurch Fourth
U.S. Embassy Wellington celebrated a special Fourth of July in Christchurch, where Ambassador David Huebner honored seven New Zealanders for the courage and commitment they had shown helping evacuate a large American delegation in the immediate aftermath of the devastating February 22 earthquake.
About 150 guests attended the ceremony, designed to show solidarity with the struggling city and to signal that Christchurch is open for business. Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson thanked Ambassador Huebner for hosting the event and giving Cantabrians a semblance of normality by having something to celebrate. The event was hosted in the northwest of the city in one of the few locations still able to cater to a larger party.
A large delegation of U.S. government leaders, businesspeople, and academics was in Christchurch for the U.S.-New Zealand Partnership Forum on February 22, 2011. The delegation was spread throughout the city when the earthquake struck. In the chaotic aftermath it became imperative to locate, gather, and evacuate the delegation -- something that would have been simply impossible without the dedicated courage of many, many people.
"The stoic professionalism of so many in the face of so much ensured that our American visitors were superbly looked after that day," Ambassador Huebner said.
"It was for that reason, and to acknowledge that Christchurch is still functional and open for business, that we decided to hold an Independence Day ceremony in Christchurch," Ambassador Huebner said. "We wanted not only to thank everyone involved that day, but to underscore the long and deep friendship between the United States and the people of New Zealand in general and Christchurch in particular."
Canterbury has suffered thousands of aftershocks in recent months and two large ones in mid-June that further rattled the nerves of its citizens and damaged many more buildings.
Honored by the Ambassador were bus drivers who stuck with their vehicles and transported Americans back to safety at the U.S. Antarctic Center, members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force who assisted with the evacuations, and a local senior constable from the New Zealand Police who remained with U.S. Embassy staff who performed American Citizen services in the week after the earthquake.
The Very Rev. Peter Beck, dean of the now-crumbled Christ Church Cathedral, thanked Ambassador Huebner for what he described as a "very moving" event. He pointed out that the last formal service at the Cathedral, the iconic heart of the city, had been on the evening before the opening of the U.S.-New Zealand Partnership, which many members of both delegations attended.
Cited for their "unwavering courage and commitment" with the American Ambassador's Exemplary Service award were: Simon McKenzie, driver, Leopard Coach; John Goldie, driver, VIP Transport, Visits and Ceremonial Office; Heather Caspersen, driver, VIP Transport, Visits and Ceremonial Office; Flight Lieutenant Vaughn Jones, RNZAF; Warrant Officer Warren Tyndall, RNZAF; Squadron Leader Andy Scott, RNZAF; and Senior Constable Thomas "Blue" Young, New Zealand Police.
my heart's colder,
and I can see that it's a lie
"- Examina, pues -dije-, qué pasaría si fueran liberados de sus cadenas y curados de su ignorancia, y si, conforme a naturaleza, les ocurriera lo siguiente. Cuando uno de ellos fuera desatado y obligado a levantarse súbitamente y a volver el cuello y a andar y a mirar a la luz, y cuando, al hacer todo esto, sintiera dolor y, por causa de las chiribitas, no fuera capaz de ver aquellos objetos cuyas sombras veía antes, ¿qué crees que contestaría si le dijera alguien que antes no veía más que sombras inanes y que es ahora cuando, hallándose más cerca de la realidad y vuelto de cara a objetos más reales, goza de una visión más verdadera, y si fuera mostrándole los objetos que pasan y obligándole a contestar a sus preguntas acerca de qué es cada uno de ellos? ¿No crees que estaría perplejo y que lo que antes había contemplado le parecería más verdadero que lo que entonces se le mostraba?"
Aztek Disco, Lloret de mar, Hens/Stags birthday parties all welcome special cocktail prices, stiptease.
After 93 years in 1990 the VFL decided to change its name to the Australian Football League (AFL) to further represent its national identity.
This Image is Dedicated to my dear late Father. This is his old Bombers VFL Beanie.
He loved the Mighty Bombers with a passion! :)
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"Ravensbrück was a notorious women's concentration camp during World War II, located in northern Germany, 90 km north of Berlin at a site near the village of Ravensbrück (part of Fürstenberg/Havel).
Construction of the camp began in November 1938 by SS leader Heinrich Himmler and was unusual in that it was a camp primarily for women. The camp opened in May 1939. In the spring of 1941, the SS authorities established a small men's camp adjacent to the main camp.
The first prisoners at Ravensbrück were approximately 900 women. The SS had transferred these prisoners from the Lichtenburg women's concentration camp in Saxony in May 1939. By the end of 1942, the inmate population of Ravensbrück had grown to about 10,000. In January 1945, the camp had more than 45,000 women prisoners.
Between 1939 and 1945, over 130,000 female prisoners passed through the Ravensbrück camp system; only 40,000 survived. Although the inmates came from every country in German-occupied Europe, the largest single national group incarcerated in the camp consisted of Polish women." (Source: Wikipedia)
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shout it out
i can't hold back no more
i let it out
all these feelings that were
trapped inside
i was frozen evertime
i looked in your eyes
clear my head
from all the cluttered things
i should've said
that wasn't me
no i can't live like that
I'm waking up and there is no
looking back
(chorus)
Every little tear
i was scared to cry
everyting i feared
but i kept inside
i don't wanna hold
it back one more day
oh wash it away
every tiny thought clouding
up my head
every single word that
i never said
i refuse to feel ashamed
let it rain
let it rain
clear the sky
i start to breathe again
no-thing to hide
let you through to who
i am inside
every layer
'til you get underneath my skin
let you in, let you in
(chorus)
every little tear
i was scared to cry
everything i feard
but i kept inside
i dont wanna hold it back
one more day
oh was it away
every tiny thought
clouding up my head
every single word that
i never said
i refuse to feel ashamed
let it rain
let it rain
Quiapo Church, officially known as Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, is a Roman Catholic church located in the District of Quiapo, Manila, in the Philippines. The church is one of the most popular churches in the country. It is home to the Black Nazarene, a much venerated statue of Jesus Christ which many people believe has miraculous attributes. The church was painted cream after the original Mexican Baroque edifice was burned down in 1928. Also known as St. John the Baptist Parish, the church at present belongs to the Archdiocese of Manila. The current rector is Rev. Msgr. Jose Clemente Ignacio, who succeeded Msgr. Josefino Ramirez (the Vicar General of the archdiocese) upon the latter's appointment as rector of the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Maysilo, Mandaluyong City.
The Quiapo Church holds a weekly novena every Friday and a procession every year on January 9 devoted to the Black Nazarene. Both are attended by thousands of devotees. Many sick people come to see the Black Nazarene, hoping that getting a chance to pray in front of its miraculous image would heal their sicknesses.
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Until the early 20th Century, northern Michigan was almost completely dependent on waterborne commerce for all of its needs. Thousands of sailing vessels and early steamers plied the Great Lakes at a time when there were almost no aids to navigation to guide them along the dangerous coastline with its treacherous rocks, shoals and reefs. One such reef extends 1-12/ miles out into Lake Huron at Sturgeon Point, just north of Harrisville, Michigan. In 1869, the Lighthouse Service began construction of the lighthouse at Sturgeon Point to mark this hazard. Sturgeon Point Lighthouse became operational in the spring of 1870 and has been in continuous service for 137 years. It is still an operational lighthouse.
In 1876 the U. S. Life Saving Service established a Life Saving Station just south of Sturgeon Point Lighthouse. This station provided around-the-clock rescue capability for vessels in distress. With the formation of the U. S. Coast Guard in 1915, Sturgeon Point became a Coast Guard station.
The lighthouse was electrified and automated in 1939 and the last personnel left in 1941. The Coast Guard buildings were subsequently destroyed, however, the the lighthouse itself survived but was severely vandalized.
In 1982 the Alcona Historical Society leased the lighthouse and began a three - year restoration project. The interior of the keeper's house was completely restored, and the buildings were painted. Almost all of the work was done by volunteers. The lighthouse and keeper's house are of masonry construction on a limestone block foundation. The tower is 70 feet, 9 inches tall and is 16 feet in diameter at its base. The light is a 3.5 order Fresnel lens made in Paris, France. The light apparatus is still maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. The keeper's house is now a maritime museum which is open to the public seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day Weekend. The lighthouse tower is open to the public. The grounds are open all year.
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Un toit à tout prix Documentaire. Réalisé par Jacques Cotta et Pascal Martin. Produit par France 2.
26e numéro de la série "Dans le secret de..."
Wladimir et Isabelle travaillent tous deux aux Archives nationales. La venue d'un deuxième enfant les conduit à s'interroger sur les possibilités de trouver un logement légèrement plus grand.
Pour cela, il faudra explorer toutes les pistes...
Première étape, les agences immobilières. Du centre de Paris aux arrondissements périphériques, à quelle superficie prétendre lorsqu'on jouit d'un peu plus de 3000 euros de revenu mensuel ? Visites, rencontres, discussions, négociations... Brice, responsable immobilier dans le 18e arrondissement de Paris "joue la vérité des prix". Alors que d'autres laissent miroiter comme possible ce qui se révèle illusoire aux yeux de notre jeune couple, celui-ci ne cache pas qu'aujourd'hui Paris est devenue, comme la plupart des grandes villes de France, une cité interdite pour les travailleurs qui n'ont pour vivre que le produit de leur travail, souvent réduit à un salaire qui n'a pas suivi le coût de la vie, notamment de la spéculation qui a frappé l'immobilier...
Et le logement social ? Dans la file d'attente d'une mairie d'arrondissement à Paris, confrontation entre Wladimir et quelques demandeurs de logement dont la fiche technique laisse perplexe. Rencontre avec un public concerné, "jeunes ou vieux, français ou étrangers, travailleurs ou retraités". Révélations de la responsable du logement. Les ventes à la découpe allongent les listes. Des dizaines de milliers de familles confrontées à ce phénomène à Paris, comme dans les autres grandes villes, se tournent aussi vers des services sociaux surchargés.
Et les petites annonces ? Que reste-t-il pour ces millions qui, contrairement à notre couple, n'ont pas un tel salaire ou pas de garantie de l'emploi ? Voyage des tentes de "médecins du monde" aux campings qui en périphérie sont parfois le lieu de résurgence des bidonvilles d'antan, peuplés par des salariés qui n'ont d'autre choix pour vivre.
Du maire de la Ferté Alais à Wlad et Isabelle, en passant par Brice, le responsable immobilier ; Greg, le manager d'agence ou Stéphane, le négociateur de logements, l'histoire de Wlad et Isabelle nous fait découvrir des situations plus surprenantes les unes que les autres. Un constat stupéfiant et affolant !
www.halemfrance.org - Association des HAbitants de logements éphémères ou mobiles
Exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA; en la UNED de Barbastro
Hoy con nuestro agradecimiento a Bárbara Barrera por su precioso artículo sobre diatomeas en la revista Vidriooh!
Artículo LA BIODIVERSIDAD OCULTA
Peranema cuneatum tiene una forma de navegar elegante y marcha ligero bajo la superficie del agua, con su cuerpo esbelto rematado en punta, extendiendo su recto flagelo del que apenas mueve su extremo final, como indiferente a todo lo que sucede a su alrededor.
En poco se parece su actitud a la de su hermano Peranema trichophorum tan común en las aguas contaminadas y que a cada trecho se detiene para arrugarse, ensancharse y transformarse por unos momentos, para seguir después navegando como si nada hubiese pasado.
Peranema cuneatum no parece deformarse en su travesía acuática y a medida que avanza va recogiendo diminutas algas, bacterias y otros pequeños protozoos que atrapa en pequeños remolinos a pequeños bocados con esa boca casi invisible situada en la base de su flagelo.
Peranema es un primo pálido de Euglena , no depende como ella de la luz del sol para vivir, sino de todo lo que captura y palpa con su larga mano de hilo al caminar. Su elegante camisa transparente está adornada con unas finísimas estrías imperceptibles, como las que Euglena también suele vestir, pero Peranema no está relleno del fresco verde de la clorofila viva ni muestra la mancha roja de rubí con la que ella sigue al sol.
Peranema ha preferido buscar otro modo de vida y limpia el agua de los restos que otros van dejando devolviendo poco a poco su pureza.
La fotografía de hoy tomada a 400 aumentos con la técnica de contraste de interferencia procede de una muestra recogida por Raquel Posada en una balsa naturalizada en el concejo de Gozón (Asturias) próxima a los majestuosos acantilados del Cabo de Peñas
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
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When strolling down the aisle of any department store for children, chances are 90% of the toys you’ll find will be made out of plastic. From fake phones to trains and trucks, there are endless options to give our little ones. While it’s clear that these dominate the market, are they really the best for babies? If you’re looking for a better option, wooden toys are highly recommended. While seemingly “old school” due to their material, these are fantastic for any age child for the following reasons.
1. Increased Safety
Unlike wooden toys, which don’t easily break because they are solid, plastic toys can easily break, which can be a danger to a child of any age. In addition to this, some plastic toys are made with the chemical BPA, which isn’t a risk with those made of wood.
2. Durability
If you want a toy that’s going to last for 10+ years, wood is the best choice. Plastic is very unlikely to last even a fraction of this time.
3. Many Uses
Wooden toys can be used in a wide variety of ways as your child grows from an infant to a toddler. For example, while they might use blocks to chew on as a teething baby, when they are a toddler they can use those for counting or be making shapes on the floor.
4. Encourages Play With Others
With most electronic plastic toys, children don’t want to share. However, with wooden toys, most kids are eager to share and use their imaginations to pretend to play all day.
5. Eco-Friendly
Unlike plastic, wood is biodegradable and therefore won’t end up in a landfill. While you can pass down plastic toys, chances are the quality will eventually deteriorate and that item will end up in a landfill at some point.
6. Quite for the House
Any parent can appreciate a toy that doesn’t make loud noises or shine bright lights, especially in a sea of other toys that do just that. Wooden toys look nice without being equipped with those flashing lights or sound boxes that make other toys so bothersome.
7. Encourages Problem Solving
Wooden toys allow children to tackle problem solving and reasoning because there aren’t any electronics telling them what to do. This development is especially apparent with puzzles and blocks.
8. Child-Friendly Durability
Kids love to throw things, slam things, and treat most toys quite brutally. Fortunately, with toys made of wood, you will have security knowing they will remain in good shape for years to come.
9. Encourages Imagination
Without the bright lights and loud noises that toys made of a plastic offer, children can let their imaginations run wild. This can help with brain development and stimulate creativity.
Are Wooden Toys Better for Babies? Every parent wants the best for their little ones. While plastic toys are certainly easy to find and can help with learning, it’s worthwhile to invest in wooden toys as well. They will be purchases you and your kids will love for years to come.
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: PULLIP.ES - BCN: Parque Guinardo - 26/02/2011
Meeting!! (4 of 5): Manami Power!/
Kedada!! (4 de 5): Manami Power!
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 15 of 18) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Manami: Wooha! Holly carp, Anderson!! That hand!! O_O
Anderson: Let's go!
Alize: Did you know that girl? O_O
Shin: I don't know what to reply... It was so fast... ^_^u She wrote to me a couple of times by Penpals but this is the first time we speak face to face...
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Manami: Uyyy! Por Dios, Anderson!! Esa mano!! O_O
Anderson: Vamos!
Alize: Conocías a esa chica? O_O
Shin: No sabría decirte... Ha sido todo tan rápido... ^_^u Me escribió un par de veces por Penpals pero es la primera vez que la veo en persona...
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Shin y Yashiro en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Flickr de Amarie: Fotohistorias de Alize en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Amarie Photostories at Flickr
- Flickr de Il-3: Fotohistorias de Manami en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Efesto, figlio di Zeus ed Hera, era il dio del fuoco, della tecnologia, dei fabbri, degli artigiani, degli operai, degli scultori, dei metalli e della metallurgia.
Particolarmente adorato ad Atene e nella Magna Grecia, la sua fucina si pensava fosse collocata sotto il cono vulcanico dell'isola di Vulcano, o sotto l'Etna.
Aveva ben poco dell'aspetto divino dei suoi parenti Olimpi, dato che passava gran parte del suo tempo nella fumosa fucina da fabbro, aiutato dai giganti, tuttavia era sposato ad Afrodite, la più bella tra le belle.
Era zoppo a causa di una caduta dall'Olimpo, scagliato dall'alto dei cieli da Hera, scandalizzata nell'aver dato alla luce un bambino dall'aspetto non divino. Egli precipitò per giorni e giorni, precipitando poi nell'Oceano, dove venne allevato da Teti.
Le sue vendette erano tremende: per vendicarsi della madre la imprigionò per mesi a tradimento in un trono d'oro dopo avergliene fatto gentile dono. Una volta, stufo dei continui tradimenti della moglie, la imprigionò nel letto con il suo amante Ares e chiamò tutti gli dei a riderne.
E' tuttavia un dio molto richiesto dagli altri dei per la sua bravura nel fabbricare gioielli ed armi.
I recently acquired a Gibson SG Special in bad shape. I took it to a luthier to see what could be done. It turned out that besides the finish, the guitar is fine. Rick Mullen, the luthier, and I decided to do a makeover. He striped off the old finish, sanded it down a hair and is refinishing it in dark green satin. I chose dark green because I love the color and thought it would look good with the ebony fretboard. Most SGs are either cherry, black, or white. This should turn out to be a very unique looking instrument.
Photos taken by Rick.
Rick, besides being a luthier, is also a bass player and played with Commander Cody for many years. If you live in the Hudson Valley region and love guitars, a trip to his workshop is well worth the trip.
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Rick is visible at 2:24
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Don't miss the before pictures in the top right corner.
I’ve lost them.
I was away for 3 weeks and returned to a shell that left nary a sign of its past existence.
Only 3 weeks ago, I was standing in the living/bedroom with an old woman while she watched television from her couch. I had walked up to the second floor with a low attic where the son slept, that had a narrow window looking out to towering corporate buildings.
I planned to return with photos for them and inquire more about their new home that supposedly had new toilets and better electricity fixtures.
But I took for granted that they would be there when I returned. After all, they did say that they were holding out to the end when the place would be flattened in December.
Part of Shanghai Stories: The Lives Within series. The Turquoise House (1)
The house before it was demolished. [2] [3] [4]
Update: Adam over at Shanghai Scrap has been writing lot on the accelerating demolition of historic architecture in Hongkou District, the latest of which looked at East Seward Road (now known as Dong Changzhi Lu). He links to Paul French who has also written extensively about the now flattened East Seward Road and Hongkou here and here.
Sorry for the poor quality low resolution uploads as you may have gathered this is my first commission for a book on the mining disaster.
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Tragedy at Six Bells
By David John Withers, Brynmawr
My father worked in the colliery all his life and I sort of followed him into the pit. I went to work in Six Bells Colliery at 17 years of age.
When I first went on the 0.18 coal face as a collier's helper I was introduced to my 'batty' Reggie Poe who showed me the tools we were using and two chalk marks 15 yards apart on the coal face. This was our working place, 15 yards long by 4-foot-6 deep by 5 feet high. I thought 'bloody hell' - it seemed a huge amount of coal to shift.
Although the other coal faces in our district were more modern with hydraulic roof supports, we were still using the older friction posts and linked bars. I've still got the scars where one of the bars came down on me!
We had quite a few problems with gas on the 0.18 coal face and the dust was killing. At times the conveyor would start up and you couldn't see each other until the dust settled down.
As boys we often refused to go onto the face because of the amounts of dust there - being youngsters we stuck together even when the officials threatened to send us home. It wasn't much of a threat as I was only earning about £6 odd!
I had been working about two years when the explosion happened. I was working on the 0.18 face at Six Bells on the 'turning shift' and arrived at the colliery on the bus to see the place in turmoil and heard that an explosion had happened. As the explosion had occurred at our place of work, we offered to go down and help as we knew the place, but the Rescue Brigade had it under control and wouldn't let us go down.
It's hard to say my feelings about it all. We knew there was gas there and they said a spark had set it off. I had mostly enjoyed the colliery up to then. I remember four of the men who died - I used to give them snuff with powdered bark mixed in as a joke - there was a good spirit amongst the men at the pit.
Once the explosion had happened it put me off. I finished and I put my notice in soon after. I was too young to lose my life in the colliery. If I had been working the day shift that week it would have been me. The explosion opened my eyes to the dangers and I went into the construction industry instead - I was always good with my hands. The pit made me grow up.
The deaths of 45 men killed 50 years ago in a colliery explosion have been remembered with a service at the site.
A gas explosion ripped through the Six Bells colliery near Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent at 10.45am on 28 June 1960.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, led a service of remembrance at the site.
He also unveiled a memorial to the tragedy, a 20m high sculpture of a miner by Sebastian Boyesen.
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The darkness • Alright... I'll admit it publicly at almost 36 I'm still a teenager in some ways. Few months ago I watched Twilight. It was after the big buzz, I had hardly heard of it. Well... For some reason, I liked it. I like vampire stories and this one has a good feel to it.
Then I started the books and really discovered why it was a big thing. I couldn't stop reading!
So... Needless to say I want to be Victoria, the vampire bitch... Hahaha
Let me sign by Robert Pattinson from the Twilight soundtrack
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans.
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Caenomorpha medusula atraviesa el agua a la velocidad del rayo, como un meteorito indeciso que duda donde caer y en su caída gira, se desploma y vuelve a subir para intentarlo de nuevo. Con su cuerpo de medusa y su cola de cometa es también un ciliado tan extraño como difícil de fotografiar, no se detiene a descansar, infatigable y rápido este minúsculo ser parece tener en su interior la energía de los astros.
La parte anterior de Caenomorpha se despliega como el sombrero de una medusa rematada en varios penachos de cilios, unos lo rodean y otros lo recorren en su longitud formando una cresta de hilo. Bajo este sobrero de copa redonda, el cuerpo de Caenomorpha se estrecha y estrecha hasta formar una larga cola y desaparecer, gracias a ella, los movimientos no son tan erráticos y sostienen al ciliado en su carrera loca por el agua, como la cola de una cometa en el cielo.
La boca de Caenomorpha no se abre en su extremo sino bajo el sobrero, queda así - aunque no tiene dientes- protegida de los golpes que pudiera darse en su alocada carrera. En su interior dos macronúcleos y un micronúcleo se encargan de pilotar esta descontrolada nave y de intervenir en los procesos de reproducción. A su lado, un hueco esférico no es más que una vacuola contráctil que a ritmo de corazón bombea el exceso de agua que puede haber quedado atrapada en su interior.
Caenomorpha medusula vive en las aguas sobrecargadas de materia orgánica y en las que falta el oxígeno, aún así, Caenomorpha parece respirar y muy bien, porque nunca se fatiga, a nosotros nos ha dejado con la lengua fuera después de una loca carrera de persecución y ahora necesitamos descansar.
Nuestro ciliado de hoy, Caenomorpha medusula, procede de unas muestras recogidas hace cinco días días en la Laguna de las Sanguijuelas, junto a Vigo de Sanabria y en el incomparable marco del zamorano Lago de Sanabria y ha sido fotografiado a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia .
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
Hope you had a Happy Birthday, Greta!
Love these soft, pink "clouds" of flowers. They come in different colours and are favoured by butterflies. Seen and photographes in Jardim Botânico de Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
Calliandra is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs and rarely small trees growing 0.5-6 m tall, with bipinnate leaves. The flowers have numerous long slender stamens, and are produced in cylindrical or globose inflorescences; the stamens give rise to the common name of Powder-puff/ Powder puff Plant and Fairy Duster.These plants flower all year round, but the best blooming is in spring and summer. They can be easily pruned.
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Really busy this cold weekend. Have a lovely Sunday and thanks for dropping by.
A HOT DAY IN TUCSON:
To escape the heat of 110+ degrees in the valley in Tucson, Arizona, on June 17, 2007 we drove up to the nearly 8,000 ft. elevation of Mount Lemon, where the temperature plumeted to 78 in the 40 minutes it took to drive to the top. This is a photo I took at Windy Vista Point about halfway up the mountain. You can see the road we traveled up through the mountains, and in the far distance the city of Tucson. It was a spectacular view at Windy Vista Point for we could see the city of Tucson sprawled out in the valley below, and the mountains of Sonora, Mexico in the far distance.
I lived south of Tucson from 1984 until 1999 (in Green Valley, Amado and Sahuarita) and worked in Nogales and Tucson for several years before moving to Washington DC. This photo was taken on my the first trip back to Tucson in over 8 years... it sure was sure nice to see the "old pueblo" again and the beauty of the desert, mountains and wide open spaces of the beautiful State of Arizona.
INFORMATION ON MOUNT LEMMON:
Mount Lemmon is in the Santa Catalina Mountains located in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, AZ. It is 9,157 feet above sea-level, and receives approximately 180 inches of snow annually. Mount Lemmon was named in honor of Sarah Lemmon, wife of botanist John Gill Lemmon, who trekked to the top of the mountain with her husband in 1881.
A small town called Summerhaven is on the mountain, which includes many cabins only occupied part of the year. Much of this town was devastated by the Aspen Fire of 2003, and recovery is still taking place. It is near Ski Valley which is the southernmost ski destination in the continental United States.
The location 'Windy Point' was built by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, using a large number of prisoners over a period of 18 years.
The Catalina Highway goes from the east side of Tucson up to Summerhaven, at the top of Mt. Lemmon. The beautiful, curving road is a favorite drive for tourists, for locals escaping summer's heat, for motorcyclists, and cyclists. The highway has been improved recently, but the speed limit has also been lowered to 35 MPH (56 km/h) due to concerns about the highway's safety during peak traffic times.
Source: Wikipedia
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Esmaül Hüsna’na şahit yaz beni...
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Benim kendi varlığım hakkındaki hesabım eksik çıkar.
Yokluğumu hesap edip bana yeten Sensin.
Benim kendi ihtiyaçlarıma dair hesaplarım yanlış çıkar.
İhtiyaçlarımın hesabını bilip kafi eyleyen Sensin.
Emellerim hesaba gelmez, arzularım sayıya dökülmez.
Defterimden yanlışlarımı çıkar ki, hesabım kolay olsun.
İhtiyaçlarımın en küçüğüne, hayallerimin hiçbirine elim yetişmez.
Kalbimin sızılarını topla ki, hesaba gelir duam olsun...
EL-HASÎB C.C.
Kullarına yeten, Hesap Görücü, her şeyi saymışcasına bilen,
onları hesaba çeken...
Cenab-ı Hak buyuruyor:
"...Hesap görücü olarak ALLAH yeter." (Nisa, 6)
Her insan kendisini ağır hesaptan kurtarmak için çalışmalı, ALLAH'ın belirlediği sınırlara dikkat etmeli, ahiretteki hesabının hafif olması için daha bu dünyada iken kendisini hesaba çekip yanlışlarını düzeltmelidir.
Cumanız mübarek olsun;
1. Yellow Daffs, 2. Open Up... Buttercup., 3. Tulip, 4. Fire Kissed Flower, 5. Buttercup, 6. Orange Sherbert, 7. Yellow "Trumpet Daffodills" (Narcissus), 8. Ornamental Plum, 9. Some kind of Apple Blossom, 10. Crab Apple Blossom, 11. Spring Blossoms, 12. Phlox of a Feather Creep Together, 13. Near Revelation, 14. Approaching, 15. Look Outs, 16. Kiss for You, 17. Red Silk Tulip, 18. Preparing to join the Others, 19. Orange Translucence, 20. Big Daddy RED Tulip, 21. Yellow and Below Freezing, 22. Another Victim of Frost, 23. Lemon Yellow Daffodill, 24. Muscari or Grape Hyacinth, 25. Yellow Chrysanthemum, 26. Hot Purple, 27. Vincas, 28. Large Periwinkle, 29. Bleeding Heart, 30. First Few Lilac Blossoms, 31. Phlox (Moss Phlox, Moss Pink), 32. Kiss of Mother Nature, 33. Poppy, 34. Purple Complexity, 35. Blue Boquet, 36. An Ant
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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.
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Elton John - Indian Sunset...1971
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As I awoke this evening with the smell of wood smoke clinging
Like a gentle cobweb hanging upon a painted teepee
Oh I went to see my chieftain with my war lance and my woman
For he told us that the yellow moon would very soon be leaving
This I can't believe I said, I can't believe our warlord's dead
Oh he would not leave the chosen ones to the buzzards and the soldiers guns
Oh great father of the Iroquois ever since I was young
I've read the writing of the smoke and breast fed on the sound of drums
I've learned to hurl the tomahawk and ride a painted pony wild
To run the gauntlet of the Sioux, to make a chieftain's daughter mine
And now you ask that I should watch
The red man's race be slowly crushed
What kind of words are these to hear
From Yellow Dog whom white man fears
I take only what is mine Lord, my pony, my squaw, and my child
I can't stay to see you die along with my tribe's pride
I go to search for the yellow moon and the fathers of our sons
Where the red sun sinks in the hills of gold and the healing waters run
Trampling down the prairie rose leaving hoof tracks in the sand
Those who wish to follow me I welcome with my hands
I heard from passing renegades Geronimo was dead
He'd been laying down his weapons when they filled him full of lead
Now there seems no reason why I should carry on
In this land that once was my land I can't find a home
It's lonely and it's quiet and the horse soldiers are coming
And I think it's time I strung my bow and ceased my senseless running
For soon I'll find the yellow moon along with my loved ones
Where the buffaloes graze in clover fields without the sound of guns
And the red sun sinks at last into the hills of gold
And peace to this young warrior comes with a bullet hole
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30.000 euros. Ésa es la cantidad que Airbnb ha tenido que pagar a la Generalitat de Cataluña, al considerar ésta que a través de dicha web se comercializan apartamentos turísticos ilegales. Una infracción grave, para la que el Gobierno catalán estipula una multa que asciende a esa cantidad de dinero. Y las sanciones podrían no acabar ahí ya que han pedido el cese de sus actividades. Pero comencemos por el principio…
En 2007, Brian Chesky y Joe Gebbia lo pasaban mal cada mes para llegar a pagar el alquiler de su piso en San Francisco. Por aquella época se iba a celebrar un evento internacional de diseño en la ciudad y la mayoría de hoteles habían colgado el cartel de “no hay habitaciones disponibles”. Los dos amigos vieron entonces una oportunidad de negocio: ¿por qué no ofrecer su salón para alojar a alguno de los asistentes y de paso ganarse un dinerillo?
Compraron unos colchones hinchables y, durante el fin de semana, tuvieron tres huéspedes que en total llegaron a pagar a 1.000 euros. Chesky y Gebbia no sólo habían descubierto una forma de pagar su alquiler sin mayor dificultad, sino que además vieron futuro al negocio. En 2008, y con esta misma idea, presentaron AirBed & Breakfast (por eso de los colchones de aire). Inicialmente, la idea era proporcionar alojamiento durante eventos que saturaban los hoteles de una determinada región, pero no tardaron en crecer.
Inicialmente, Airbnb fomentaba el alquiler de sofás o camas libres de una vivienda
En 2009 acortaron el nombre, dando lugar al actual Airbnb, y se produjo uno de los cambios más importantes en la empresa: los “colchones de aire” en el salón quedaban atrás y por primera vez se permitía comercializar con otros espacios dentro de la plataforma, como habitaciones enteras y hasta pisos y apartamentos. Lo que había comenzado como una plataforma de “alquiler de sofás” daba el salto al alojamiento más tradicional y comenzaba el conflicto con el sector hotelero.
Airbnb y los alojamientos sin regular
Airbnb ofrece sus servicios en la actualidad en más de 33.000 ciudades y 192 países. Y, a pesar de su espectacular crecimiento, en algunos lugares se está encontrando con numerosos problemas legales para ofrecer sus servicios. En Nueva York, por ejemplo, están de juicio en juicio al ser considerada esta plataforma como “competencia desleal”. Allí incluso han llegado a multar a alguno de los clientes por alojarse en una vivienda reservada a través de esta web. En España, aunque todavía no hemos llegado a esos extremos, podríamos estar a punto de ver algo similar.
Al igual que ocurre con Uber, con la llegada de Airbnb se ha producido un choque con el sector hotelero, que se quejan prácticamente de lo mismo: a ellos les exigen cumplir ciertas regulaciones y tienen obligaciones. Sin embargo, la gente que alquila pisos a través de Airbnb, no. Lo mismo ocurre con los temas fiscales: ¿declaran los ingresos los que alquilan su casa a través del portal? ¿Son autónomos o empresas, con las consiguientes obligaciones que esto supone?
El alquilar viviendas a turistas no es algo nuevo: todavía recuerdo cuando yo, hace años, me iba de vacaciones con mi familia a alguna de ellas. Sin embargo, Internet se ha convertido en el escaparate perfecto para aquellos que no sólo quieren conseguir un dinerito extra sino que, directamente, quieren aprovecharse de los vacíos legales para montar su propio negocio. En El Confidencial se hacían eco no hace mucho del caso de un estadounidense que alquilaba un piso específicamente para después arrendarlo a través de Airbnb. Y sí, gana bastante dinero con ello.
¿Cualquiera puede alquilar su vivienda en España?
Si quieres alquilar en Airbnb tu vivienda, consulta la legislación de tu comunidad autónoma
Y aquí llegamos a una de las principales polémicas: si alguien quiere alquilar su vivienda, ¿puede hacerlo libremente? ¿Qué obligaciones tiene que cumplir? Respecto a la regulación de estos alquileres temporales, desde hace un año se eliminó de la Ley de Alquiler y pasó a estar en manos de las comunidades autónomas. ¿Qué quiere decir esto? Que lo que ocurre en Madrid no tiene que ser lo mismo que ocurre en Barcelona. Cataluña, Andalucía y Madrid están trabajando en una legislación específica para terminar, según ellos, con esta “economía sumergida”.
Pero ¿qué responsabilidad tiene la página web en sí? En Diario Jurídico realizan un excelente análisis de la situación actual. Una página web que recoge contenidos de otros no tendría problemas siembre que “no tengan conocimiento efectivo de que la actividad o la información a la que remiten o recomiendan es ilícita o de que lesiona bienes o derechos de un tercero susceptibles de indemnización, o si lo tienen, actúen con diligencia para suprimir o inutilizar el enlace correspondiente”.
Desde Airbnb, y ya en 2012, insisten en que “los usuarios se informen de la legislación para respetarla, ya que depende en muchas ocasiones de organismos locales”. Lo que, traducido, significa que hacen la vista gorda a no ser en casos específicos donde haya autoridades de por medio. ¿Es suficiente una advertencia leve en su página web para considerar que Airbnb está haciendo todo lo que está en su mano para evitar las viviendas “no autorizadas”?
Nuestros compañeros de El Blog Salmón nos explican otros trámites que, como mínimo, habría que cumplir en lo que a impuestos se refiere: alta en Hacienda, la sujeción a IVA de las operaciones de arrendamiento, las correspondientes liquidaciones de IVA, IRPF e, incluso, puede que la cotización en autónomos. A todo ello habría que sumar los distintos permisos y tasas que pueda imponer cada comunidad autónoma.
Los problemas de Airbnb en Cataluña
Como decíamos al principio, Cataluña fue una de las comunidades pioneras en la regulación del alquiler vacacional y ha condenado a Airbnb a pagar una multa de 30.000 euros. “Las reglas de juego han de ser las mismas para todo el mundo, tanto para los modelos de negocio tradicionales como para los de economía colaborativa”, decía hace unos días el conseller de Empresa y Empleo, Felip Puig, para justificar esta decisión.
¿Cuáles son esas reglas? En Cataluña son bastante razonables aunque poco asumibles para los particulares que sólo alquilen su vivienda propia ocasionalmente:
La norma aprobada por Cataluña requiere que todo el propietario que quiera alquilar su inmueble durante periodos cortos, debe solicitar la inscripción del mismo en su ayuntamiento, debe tener unas condiciones mínimas (bastante razonables por cierto, aquí no hay problema), pero también tiene puntos realmente perjudiciales para la mayoría de propietarios dado que los equipara a empresarios, les obliga a recaudar e ingresar la tasa turística, les obliga a la emisión de facturas, a la notificación de los inquilinos a los Mossos y a una serie de obligaciones en materia documental nada despreciables. (más en El Blog Salmón)
En Cataluña no descartan bloquear el acceso a la web de Airbnb si no cumple la regulación
Si bien Airbnb todavía no ha realizado cambios en el servicio que ofrece en Barcelona, más allá de pagar la propia multa, Puig asegura que les ha animado a seguir su actividad sólo con los alojamientos turísticos registrados en el Registro de Turismo de Cataluña. El resto de alojamientos, según el conseller, deben ser eliminados. ¿Y si no lo hacen? Todavía es pronto para saber cómo terminará esto, pero el hecho de que Puig haya reconocido que tienen competencias para restringir el acceso a Airbnb desde cualquier IP de la comunidad autónoma no vaticina nada bueno.
Además de ir contra Airbnb, Puig confirmaba que habían abierto 18 expedientes a páginas web con al menos 8 de ellos de caracter sancionador. Pero no van únicamente contra las páginas, sino también contra las propias viviendas: más de 100 están siendo investigadas y se ha llegado a recaudar 500.000 euros de multas.
Desde Airbnb se lamentaban por la decisión de la Generalitat: “Barcelona debería mantenerse a la vanguardia de la innovación, pero no es así. Nos decepciona ver una resolución que afecta a una serie de compañías y que además frena el avance de esta ciudad”. Presumen, además, de haber generado 4.000 puestos de trabajo y haber dejado 128 millones de euros en la ciudad en tan sólo un año.
La “masificación” del turismo en Barcelona
“No se permiten turistas”, pintado como protesta en Gracia (Imagen: Jennifer Woodar Maderazo)
En muchas de las ciudades en las que ofrecen alojamientos, Airbnb asegura a los visitantes que la mayoría de los huéspedes ofrecen sus propias viviendas. En Barcelona omiten esta parte porque, sencillamente, no es así. Mientras que en Londres el 80% de viviendas disponibles son las viviendas principales de sus propietarios, el 85% en Sydney y el 87% en Amsterdam, para Barcelona no hay cifras oficiales.
Tom Slee publicaba hace unas semanas un estudio en su blog en el que aseguraba que sólo el 75% de huéspedes alquilaba una sola vivienda en la Ciudad Condal. Esta cifra es notablemente inferior a la de otros países. Slee incluso iba más allá: “La mayor parte de ofertas de Airbnb procede de gente que alquila más de una vivienda y calculo que el 60% del beneficio de Airbnb procede de los que listan múltiples viviendas”.
¿Dónde acaba la economía colaborativa y empieza el negocio?
¿Economía colaborativa o un grupo de gente escudándose en ella para hacer negocio saltándose la regulación? Esto es precisamente lo que critican desde la Confederación Española de Hoteles y Alojamientos Turísticos (CEHAT). Su Secretario General, Ramón Estalella, explicaba a Teknautas que “la economía colaborativa es aquella en la que un particular se pone en contacto con otro para intercambiar algo sin coste alguno. Algo que no sucede con las páginas que alquilan apartamentos de particulares”.
¿Por qué ocurre esto? En 2013, el Gobierno catalán aseguraba que en su comunidad había más camas turísticas ilegales que legales: casi un millón de las primeras frente a las apenas 600.000 de las segundas. No es casualidad: Barcelona es uno de los destinos preferidos de los turistas de todo el mundo, y lleva siéndolo durante varios años. En 2007, Público titulaba Barcelona teme morir de éxito y ofrecía estadísticas sobre la ocupación de la Ciudad Condal. La oficina de Turismo de Barcelona decía, en 2013, haber alojado en Barcelona a más de 7,5 millones de turistas.
Que tanta gente visite una ciudad puede parecer positivo a priori, ya que estos turistas dejan de beneficio entre 18 y 22 millones de euros cada día. Sin embargo, muchos vecinos no lo ven así. En el documental Bye Bye Barcelona plasman precisamente las opiniones de estos habitantes, que son los que viven en día a día en la ciudad. “El 80% de los negocios de mi manzana se han convertido en tiendas de souvenirs donde venden sombreros mexicanos y camisetas del Barça. Se ha perdido el caliu (identidad, esencia) de vecindario. ¿Por qué tengo que renunciar a mi barrio porque ellos solo piensen en el turista?”, dice una de las vecinas.
Turistas en Barcelona camino de la playa (Imagen: zoetnet)
Como se refleja en dicho documental, algunos vecinos llevan tiempo quejándose de la masificación del turismo. Esto no sólo genera problemas en el día a día de los habitantes de siempre, sino que tiene otros efectos secundarios que les perjudican. Entre otros, mencionan la inflación de precios, la disminución de espacios públicos y la cantidad, cada vez mayor, de pisos turísticos.
Airbnb no ayuda a esto último: ¿qué ocurriría si bastante gente comenzase a hacer como el neoyorkino del que antes nos hacíamos eco, alquilando pisos del centro para después volver a arrendar a turistas por cantidades casi astronómicas? Ésta es otra de las preocupaciones que tienen en San Francisco: el fiscal del estado destacaba cómo en medio de la crisis, el que la gente utilice Airbnb para alquileres ilegales puede hacer que el precio de los alquileres legales y de larga temporada suba considerablemente.
Para valorar este efecto, Airbnb pidió un estudio independiente que investigara las consecuencias de su impacto en Nueva York. Según este informe, el impacto es mínimo ya que algunos propietarios consideran que el alquiler de pocos días, si bien ofrece una mayor repercusión económica, no merece la pena por el esfuerzo que conlleva. Otros no se creen esta visión tan positiva que ofrece Airbnb. En Vice.com se hacen eco de las declaraciones de la Senadora Liz Krueger, de Nueva York:
“Tenemos el alquiler más alto del país y la disponibilidad más baja. Tenemos un problema real para que la gente intente vivir en esta ciudad… Y, encima de todo eso, lo que Airbnb y otros están haciendo produce una disminución significativa de apartamentos que se suponía que iban a ser para los residentes de esta ciudad”
Airbnb, también problemas en Madrid
Nueva York, San Francisco, Barcelona… y también Madrid. Airbnb no está teniendo demasiada suerte en España, y es que Madrid anunciaba en julio el nuevo decreto de regulación de Apartamentos Turísticos y de las Viviendas de Uso Turístico. En él se establece que toda vivienda para alquiler vacacional debe estar inscrita en un registro y la estancia no puede ser inferior a 5 noches. De momento, Airbnb no se ha pronunciado al respecto.
Y, a pesar de todo, parece tener futuro
Si bien es verdad que Airbnb está teniendo algún que otro tropiezo legal, lo cierto es que no está teniendo tantos problemas como Uber. De hecho, el pasado mes de abril recibió una inversión de 450 millones de dólares y está valuada en 10.000 millones, siendo una de las startups del momento. ¿Afectará su modelo de negocio al alquiler y a los precios en el medio o largo plazo? Todavía es pronto para responder a esta pregunta y, como vemos, hay opiniones para todos los gustos. Y pensar que todo comenzó con un simple colchón de aire…
Imagen | Designairs y Airbnb
– La noticia Airbnb: ¿salvación para ciudades turísticas o pesadilla para sus habitantes? fue publicada originalmente en Xataka por María González.
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