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There is no great big ending, no sunset in the sky
There is no string ensemble, and she doesn't even cry
And just as I begin to say that we should make another try
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
There is no big explosion, no tempest in the tea
The world does not stop turning round, there's no big tragedy
Sitting in a coffee shop with cheesecake and some apple pie
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye, said so easily, Good-bye, said so quietly
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye,
just two always strangers avoid each other's eyes
One still make believing, one still telling lies,
she tells me that I'm not to blame
But when I ask the reason why
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye, said so easily. Good-bye, said so quietly
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye (she quietly says) / sung by Frank Sinatra
The name 'Clingendael' means 'valley in the dunes'. The original part of the Clingendael building was built between 1643 and 1660 for Philip Doublet, whose family had moved to The Hague from the south of the Netherlands. Several of the Doublets held the office of Treasurer General in the Republic of the Seven United Provinces.
Philip's wife was the sister of the celebrated poet and statesman, Constantijn Huygens, and Philip’s son married one of Huygens’ daughters, Suzanna. The architecture of the original part of Clingendael shares some of the features of the Huygens’s country house in Voorburg, Hofwijck.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Clingendael belonged to the Van Brienens, a prominent family of merchants and bankers. During the period of French rule in the Netherlands, Willem Joseph van Brienen was appointed Mayor of Amsterdam and elevated by Napoleon to 'Baron de l’Empire'.
The last of the Van Brienens in the male line, Arnout, built a racecourse for his guests at Clingendael; it has since been moved to nearby Duindigt. Arnout’s unmarried daughter Marguérite, known as Lady Daisy, laid out Clingendael’s fine Japanese garden.
During the Second World War, the house was occupied by the Nazi Reich’s Commissioner for the Occupied Netherlands, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, and his family.
In 1954, Clingendael became the property of the municipality of The Hague, which it remains today. Since 1983, the Clingendael Institute (the Netherlands Institute of International Relations) has been located in Huys Clingendael.
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و... مصاهره بين البحرين ودبي
ناصر بن خليفه عريساً وعروسته كريمة محمد بن راشد
GMT 17:00:00 2009 الأربعاء 23 سبتمبر
سارة رفاعي
محمد بن راشد يتوسط صهره الجديد وملك البحرين
تسعى البحرين الى تعزيز العلاقات التاريخية مع دولة الامارات عبر تقدم عاهل البحرين لطلب يد كريمة الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم لنجله الرابع الفارس الشاعر الشيخ ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة.
المنامة: علمت "إيلاف" ان الملك حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة عاهل البحرين سيتقدم وفداً من كبار العائلة المالكة في البحرين " آل خليفة"، وعدد كبير من المقربين من الوزراء والمسؤولين لطلب يد كريمة الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي، الاسبوع القادم لنجله الرابع الفارس الشاعر الشيخ ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة، قائد الفريق الملكي ورئيس مجلس أمناء المؤسسة الخيرية الملكية، ورئيس اللجنة الاولمبية البحرينية، في مصاهرة نحو تعزيز الروابط الاخوية التاريخية بين العائلتين.
وحسب معلومات "إيلاف" فان تاريخ 27 سبتمبر 2009 سيشهد حدثا خاصا ومميزة، اذ ستجرى مراسم خاصة لحفل عقد القران في دبي يحضره كبار العائلتين، على ان تجرى في البحرين مراسم الاحتفال بزواجهما في حفلين ضخمين بعد اسبوع من عقد القران خصص احدهم للنساء قرب قصر والدة الشيخ ناصر بالرفاع الشرقي حيث تم نصب خيمة ضخمة تتسع لالاف المدعوين، وخصص الاخر لضيوف عاهل البحرين ومدعوي حفل زواج نجله في قصر الصخير حيث من المتوقع ان تشهد تلك الليلة احتفالا بحرينيا امارتيا مميزا.
ويحظى العريس الجديد بمحبة وتقدير من الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم تعكسه الصور واللقطات التي تنشرها وسائل الاعلام دائما في تغطيتها للمناسبات التي تجمعهما في المحافل المحلية والاقليمية والدولية على صعيدي الشعر والفروسية.
الشاعر الفارس ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة سيصبح الصهر الجديد للشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم الجديد، وصهرا لزوج شقيقة ملك الاردن، وعديلا للشيخ منصور بن زايد آل نهيان نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء وزير شؤون الرئاسة، وللشيخ محمد بن حمد الشرقي ولي عهد الفجيره المتزوجان من كريمات الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم.
ملك البحرين والشيخ محمد بن راشد
وحسب السيرة الذاتية فإن الشيخ ناصر هو النجل الرابع لملك البحرين ، و من مواليد 8/5/1987، و تم اختياره رئيساً للجنة الأولمبية البحرينية - يونيو 2009، ، كما عين رئيساً لمجلس أمناء المؤسسة الخيرية الملكية بقرار ملكي بتاريخ 27 نوفمبر 2007.
كما امر ملك البحرين في 23 أبريل 2008 عضوا في مجلس التنمية الاقتصادية ، وهو خريج الأكاديمية العسكرية البريطانية - ساند هيرست - أغسطس 2006ـ وخريج مدرسة ابن خلدون الخاصة عام 2005.
وفروسياً فقد أصبح رئيساً للاتحاد الملكي للفروسية وسباقات القدرة وذلك منذ 22 مارس 2003، وأصبح قائداً للفريق الملكي للقدرة منذ تأسيس الفريق في عام 2000 بعد تنظيم البطولة الدولية للقدرة وأول بطولة رسمية يوم 7/4/2000، كما تولى الرئاسة الفخرية للجنة البحرينية لسباق القدرة للخيل عام 2000.
استطاع بفضل جدارته ان يحقق العديد من بطولات القدرة على المستوى المحلي والخارجي، حيث حقق بطولة ثاتفورد في بريطانيا وأسرع زمن 08.16.21 ساعة - يوليو 2007، وحقق المركز السابع في بطولة أوروبا للقدرة في البرتغال - سبتمبر 2007.
كما قاد الفريق البحريني لإحراز المركز الثاني والميدالية الفضية في بطولة أوروبا للقدرة - سبتمبر 2007، كما حقق المركز الأول في دورة المظليين والصاعقة ببريطانيا - يوليو 2008، وحقق المركز الثامن في بطولة العالم للقدرة في ماليزيا - نوفمبر 2008.
وقاد الشيخ ناصر الفريق الملكي البحريني لتحقيق المركز الثالث والميدالية البرونزية في بطولة العالم للقدرة - ماليزيا 2008، كما حقق المركز الأول في دورة الغوص والقوات الخاصة بسلاح البحرية الملكي - فبراير 2009، وحقق المركز الثاني في بطولة عمالقة القدرة 2008-2009، وقاد الفريق الملكي البحريني لتحقيق المركز الثالث والميدالية البرونزية في بطولة كومبيان للقدرة - فرنسا 2009، اضافة إلى انه حقق المركز الأول في بطولة ثاتفورد للقدرة - بريطانيا 27 يونيو 2009.
الشيخ ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة إلى جانب انجازاته الرياضية وشغفه بالرياضة إلا ان لديه لديه هواية القنص والطيور ونظم أول بطولة على مستوى المملكة في مجال الصقور خلال شهر مارس 2005 ولقيت البطولة صدى كبيراً على مستوى المملكة وخارجها.
الشيخ محمد بن راشد وصهره الجديد
كما يهوى الرياضة منذ صغره ويمارس كرة القدم ، والسباحة ، والفروسية ، والرماية، و لديه اهتمامات عديدة بالأنشطة المختلفة من الاجتماعية إلى الرياضية، وهو بلاشك فارس للخيل ويعشق رياضة سباقات القدرة وحقق فيها العديد من البطولات، كما انه شاعر وقام بتأليف العديد من القصائد في المناسبات المختلفة.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (5 of 9): Shin askes for Yas /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (5 de 9): Shin pregunta por Yas
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 86 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
Shin: … I'll make it face to face ò_ó
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Shin: ...lo haré en persona. ò_ó
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
201 not so innocent
202 Fruity Gleem
203 Will you still need me, will you still feed me?
204 Blue Circle
207 smiley door
209 Good Luck for your marriage - Shetland style!
210 Mousa Broch
211 Scalloway Castle
212 Computer Clinic
213 Britain's most northerly barber shop
214 The Lodberries
215 Earl of Sandwich
216 Life Is Good
218 number four
219 Sanctuary
220 Peanut M&Ms
221 Static
222 trolley parking
223 Uni Cafe
224 The Dark Border
225 Cheap as muck
226 Galloping Horses Patronised
228 Sumo!
229 Proud of our City, Proud of our Airport
230 broken wall
231 Belly Dancer
232 Tourists!
233 Crazy! (golf)
234 Felt
237 Trolley
239 dot.
241 Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh
243 bike works
245 beach. wheel. sand. trolley. stones. tesco.
246 Pittenweem
247 Blue
248 Sunrise
250 Skinny Bitch
251 Edinburgh is a dream of great genius
252 Plane spotting
253 toasted bagel
254 Greengrocer's Apostrophe's
255 Sky
256 Spiral
258 Paella Recipe
260 The Penguin
261 Ingredients
262 Dani Loves Becky
263 More ingredients
264 howies
267 4
268 the Buchan link
269 blue sky parking
270 Fireworks
272 Bike riding
273 Jessie Jelousy
274 boring
275 Spex In The City
277 The Kraken Wakes
278 who knows?
279 your bill
280 artwork
281 Use Me
282 MSG
283 Cocktail sticks
285 Nachos
286 R.L.S
288 Jack Frost
289 Brian
291 1
292 Pareidolia
293 Rainbow
294 Spinach soup
295 NWSK
296 Switch off
297 Naughty fun
298 Ingredients
299 Frosty
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"Can't make my own decisions or make any with precision
Well maybe you should tie me up so I don't go where you don't want me
You say that I been changing, that I'm not just simply aging
Yeah how could that be logical?
Just keep on cramming ideas down my throat
Oh oh oh ohhhh
You don't have to believe me,
but the way I way I see it
next time you point a finger,
I might have to bend it back
or break it break it off
whoa
next time you point a finger
I hope it's at the mirror.
If God's the game you're playing, then we must get more acquainted,
It must be so lonely... to be the only one who's holy
It's just my humble opinion, but one I firmly believe in
You don't deserve a point of view, if the only thing you see is you."
--"Playing God" by Paramore
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This was taken on the way to a haunted house thingy 2hours away from where my friends and I live. It was so much fun. (Even if we did turn the wrong way and almost died...lol)
The Madison Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho. The range was named in honor of future President of the United States, then U.S. Secretary of State James Madison by Meriwether Lewis as the Lewis and Clark Expedition travelled through Montana in 1805. The range extends 80 miles from West Yellowstone, Montana to Bozeman, Montana and is flanked by the Madison River on the west and the Gallatin River to the east. The highest point in the range is Hilgard Peak at 11,316 ft, a remote peak that wasn't climbed until 1948. The Madison Range is the westernmost section of what is collectively referred to as the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Most of the range lies within Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Gallatin National Forests. A small portion of the range has been further protected with the creation of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. The region has grizzly and black bears and at least one pack of wolves. Most other larger mammal species native to the region continue to exist in the range. Not far to the south of Hilgard Peak, lies Quake Lake, which was created after the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, caused a huge landslide which dammed the Madison River.
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Settlement of the Madison Valley followed on the heels of the Gold Rush to Alder Gulch in the mid-1860s. Homesteaders grazed their livestock in the lush meadows of the valley and surrounding mountains, raising beef and mutton to feed the miners.
Today, in addition to meat production, these ranches serve another important ecological role-maintaining pen space and a place for wildlife to prosper.
Thousands of elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, and other smaller animals live, eat, and migrate through the valley. While public lands of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest provide protected habitat in the mountains surrounding the valley, ranch lands of the valley bottom provide essential food, security, and freedom of movement for many animals, particularly in winter.
One of the greatest threats to wildlife is the loss of this critical habitat to human encroachment. As ranches are subdivided, the open space and abundant food supply these area ranches provide are lost.
The locals hope you enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Madison Valley, and trust you will also appreciate the ecological relationship between ranches and wildlife habitat.
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Spillage of uranium-bearing effluents into the environment at the SOCATRI nuclear facility (Drôme, France)
During the night of 7 to 8 July, for a so far unknown reason, a tank of the Uranium-bearing Effluent Treatment Station (STEU) of the SOCATRI* company flowed over its retention tank. This retention tank being undergoing works was not tight at that time. These effluents, on one hand, percolated in the soil within the SOCATRI facility boundary and on the other hand, flowed to the “Gaffière” river and then to the “Lauzon” river through rain collectors.
SOCATRI initially evaluated the release to about 30 m3 of uranium-bearing solution with a concentration of about 12 grams of natural uranium per litre. A new evaluation performed by the utility lead to lower estimates.
For the sake of precaution, ASN advised the Prefects of the Drôme and Vaucluse départements to take, not awaiting the results of expertises, restriction measures of nautical and fishing practices and use of water for irrigation and drinking purposes.
SOCATRI performed today, July 9th, a removal of the contaminated soil on its site so as to prevent the underground migration of uranium. ASN requested IRSN to confirm the efficacy of such a countermeasure.
The measurements performed by SOCATRI in the water table, in private wells as well as in the neighbouring ponds of the « Trop Long », the «Baltraces » and the « Girardes » do not exhibit an abnormal increase of the uranium concentration from the natural level. Monitoring by SOCATRI of surface waters of the « Gaffière and Lauzon » show a fast decrease of the uranium concentration. The last measured values in these rivers outside the SOCATRI site boundary are of the order of guide value of the World Heath Organisation (WHO) for drinkable waters.
ASN requested the utility to perform measurements in the riverbeds of the Gaffière and the Lauzon so as to detect a possible uranium deposition.
ASN requested IRSN to proceed to independent measurements from those performed by the utility and to determine the best additional means of surveillance of the radioactivity of the water table.
The precautionary measures will be discontinued depending on the results of the ongoing expertises.
ASN will perform an inspection on July 10th, on the SOCATRI site in order to assess, in particular, the precise causes of the event and examine the provisions taken by the licensee.
ASN has provisionally classified this incident at level 1 on the INES scale.
* The SOCATRI facility is involved in support of the nuclear installations of the TRICASTIN site performing in particular maintenance of equipments contaminated by uranium and treatment of uranium-bearing effluents.
Exhibition view:
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This catalogue presents the emblematic videos and recent works by the duo, with contributions by Philippe-Alain Michaud (Chief Curator for the films at the Mnam Centre Pompidou) and John G. Hanhardt (Senior Curator for Media Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum), as well as a complete biography.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition at musée d'art moderne de Saint-Etienne, from February to April 2010.
Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky (born respectively 1954 and 1950) live and work in New York since 1988. They have participated in many Biennales: Venice (1988), Sydney (1992), Sao Paulo (1994), Istanbul (1995), Lyon (1997), Liverpool (1999), as well as Sculpture Project, Munster (1997) and Documenta 11 (2002), among others. Their works are presented in the following collections: MoMA, Whitney Museum of American Art and Metropolitan Museum, New York, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C., J. V. Zimmerli Museum of Art, New Brunswick, Tate Modern, London, Centre Pompidou, Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne Métropole, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Folkwang Museum in Essen, Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Berlin, Museum für Moderne Kunst and Deutsche Bank collection, Frankfurt am Main, Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, Centre for Contemporary Art Luigi Pecci, Prato, Makao Museum, Beijing.
Exhibition History of “Incidents” (1996/7), 14:56 min video/sound installation:
1997 "L’Autre. 4e Biennale de Lyon, Art Contemporain," Lyon, France. Curated by Harald Szeemann, (cat.).
1997 “2nd Johannesburg Biennale,” South Africa. Curated by Okwui Enwezor (cat.).
1997 “In Medias Res,” Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul. Curated by René Block (cat.).
1999 “Szenewechsel” (Change of Scene) Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt/Main. Curated by Jean-Christophe Ammann and Mario Kramer.
1999 “Trace” Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Tate Gallery Liverpool. Curated by Anthony Bond, (cat.).
1999 “Wait,” Kunst-Werke, Berlin. Curated by Klaus Biesenbach
2000 Folkwang Museum in Essen, Germany. Curated by Klaus Biesenbach
2000 “Moment,” Dundee Contemporary Arts, Great Britain. Curated by Katrina Brown
2000 “Incidents,” Vor und Zurück. Curated by Sylvia Martin. Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Germany.
2000 “Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky” Museum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland
2000 “Incidents” Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Curated by Anthony Bond.
2004 “9th Triennal of Small Sculpture” Fellbach, Germany. Curated by Jean-Christophe Ammann.
2005 “Igor & Svetlana Kopystiansky,” Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany. Curated by René Block.
2005 “Igor & Svetlana Kopystiansky,” Fine Arts Center of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Curators Loretta Yarlow/Gregory Salzmann
2005 “From the permanent collection. Kopystiansky, Roth, Orozco, Cahn, Muniz.” AGNSW, Sydney. Curated by Anthony Bond.
2007 “Igor & Svetlana Kopystiansky,” ESPOO Museum of Modern Art (EMMA), Espoo, Finland. Curated by Timo Valjakka (cat.)
2008 “From the permanent collection.” AGNSW, Sydney. Curated by Anthony Bond.
2009 "Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky” Cinema 2, April 22. Musée National d’Art Moderne Center Pompidou, Paris, France. Curated by Philippe-Alain Michaud.
2009 “False Twins” S.M.A.K., Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium, Curated by Guillaume Désanges.
2009 “From the permanent collection. Roman Opalka, Brice Marden Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky and Rachel Whiteread,” AGNSW, Sydney. Curated by Anthony Bond.
2009 KunstFilmBiennale, “From the collection of the Center Pompidou Paris.” Medienkunstraum der Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Germany. Curated by Philippe-Alain Michaud.
2010 “Radical Conceptual. Positions in the MMK Collection.” MMK Frankfurt/Main, Germany. Curated by Susanne Gaensheimer.
2010 “Image by Image. Film and Contemporary art from the collection of the Centre Pompidou,” Museum Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany. Curated by Philippe-Alain Michaud and Olivier Michelon.
2010 “Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky, ” Musée d’Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne Métropole. 6th of February – 18th of April, France. (cat.)
2011 “Energy and Process. Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky. Presentation of the collection. TATE Modern London. Curated by Stuart Comer.
2011 “Wunder,” Deichttorhallen Hamburg and Siemens Stiftung. Curated by Hürlimann | Lepp | Tyradellis (cat.)
2011 “From Trash to Treasure,” Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Germany. Curated by Anette Hüsch, (cat.)
2012 “Wunder,” Kunsthalle Krems, Austria. March 4th to July 1st Curated by Hürlimann | Lepp | Tyradellis.
2012 “Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky: Incidents (1996/7),” From the permanent collection. MoMA, New York.
2013 “Incidents,” in works from the collection selected by Rineke Dijkstra for The Krazy House. February 23-May 26. MMK Frankfurt. Catalogue.
2013-2014 “Everyday Epiphanies. Photography and Daily Life Since 1969.” Curator Douglas Eklund. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. June 25, 2013–January 26, 2014.
2014-2015. Collection Display. MMK Frankfurt, Germany.
www.darckr.com/username.php?username=9099757@N05 --- Turkey, Antalya, Amarok Adventure World, Safari Tour ---- www.vianobilis.com/amarok-adventure-world-7e5 ---- Amarok Adventure World ---- Selge (griechisch Σέλγη) war eine antike Stadt in der kleinasiatischen Landschaft Pisidien beim heutigen Altınkayaköy (früher Zerk) (Türkei). Er lag 56 km nordwestlich von Side auf ca. 1000 m. ü. M. im oberen Tal des Eurymedon (heute: Köprüçay) am westlichen Ende des Taurusgebirges.Der Überlieferung nach soll Selge nach dem Krieg um Troja durch den Seher Kalchas gegründet und durch Griechen aus Sparta besiedelt worden sein. Auf Münzen ist der Ort seit dem 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr. nachweisbar. Wirtschaftliche Grundlage war der Anbau von Wein und Oliven auf der umgebenden fruchtbaren Hochebene. Politisch bestanden zu Aspendos gute Beziehungen, ansonsten war die Stadt kriegerisch gegen ihre Nachbarn ausgerichtet. Als Alexander der Große durch Kleinasien zog, verbündete sich die Stadt mit ihm, um, allerdings erfolglos, die nahe Stadt Termessos zu belagern. Polybios beschreibt einen Krieg zwischen Selge und Pednelissos 220 v. Chr., in dem Pednellissos Achaios, den Statthalter von Side, zu Hilfe rief. 25 v. Chr. verlor Selge die Selbstständigkeit und wurde in die römische Provinz Galatien eingegliedert. Laut Strabon soll die Stadt zu dieser Zeit etwa 20.000 Einwohner gehabt haben. Seine größte Blüte erreichte Selge zur Zeit des römischen Kaiserreiches. Im Jahr 339 kam es zu einer erfolglosen Belagerung durch die Goten. In byzantinischer Zeit war Selge Bischofssitz. Die Stadt wurde später in seldschukischer Zeit aufgegeben.Es sind die Reste der Stadtmauer, eines Theaters, eines Stadions, der Agora mit Säulenhallen, eines Gymnasions und einer Basilika erhalten. Das Theater wurde im 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. neu gebaut. Außerhalb der Stadtmauer lagen ein Aquädukt und einige Kammergräber. ---- Selge (in Greek Σελγη) was an important city in Pisidia, on the southern slope of Mount Taurus, modern Antalya Province, Turkey, at the part where the river Eurymedon River (Turkish: Köprüçay)forces its way through the mountains towards the south.
The town was believed to be a Greek colony, for Strabo[1] states that it was founded by Spartans, but adds the somewhat unintelligible remark that previously it had been founded by Calchas. The acropolis of Selge bore the name of Kesbedion.[2] The district in which the town was situated was extremely fertile, producing abundance of oil and wine, but the town itself was difficult of access, being surrounded by precipices and beds of torrents flowing towards the Eurymedon and Cestrus (today Aksu), and requiring bridges to make them passable. In consequence of its excellent laws and political constitution, Selge rose to the rank of the most powerful and populous city of Pisidia, and at one time was able to send an army of 20,000 men into the field. Owing to these circumstances, and the valour of its inhabitants, for which they were regarded as worthy kinsmen of the Spartans, the Selgians were never subject to any foreign power, but remained in the enjoyment of their own freedom and independence. When Alexander the Great passed through Pisidia (333 BC), Selge sent an embassy to him and gained his favour and friendship.[3] At that time they were at war with Termessos.
At the period when Achaeus had made himself master of Western Asia, Selge were at war with Pednelissus, which was besieged by them; and Achaeus, on the invitation of Pednelissus, sent a large force against Selge (218 BC). After a long and vigorous siege, the Selgians, being betrayed and despairing of resisting Achaeus any longer, sent deputies to sue for peace, which was granted to them on the following terms: they agreed to pay immediately 400 talents, to restore the prisoners of Pednelissus, and after a time to pay 300 talents in addition.[4] We now have for a long time no particulars about the history of Selge; in the 5th century AD Zosimus[5] calls it indeed a little town, but it was still strong enough to repel a body of Goths. It is strange that Pliny does not notice Selge, for we know from its coins that it was still a flourishing town in the time of Hadrian; and it is also mentioned in Ptolemy[6] and Hierocles. Independently of wine and oil, the country about Selge was rich in timber, and a variety of trees, among which the storax was much valued from its yielding a strong perfume. Selge was also celebrated for an ointment prepared from the iris root.[7]
The remains of the city consist mainly of parts of the encircling wall and of the acropolis. A few traces have survived of the gymnasium, the stoa, the stadium and the basilica. There are also the outlines of two temples, but the best conserved monument is the theater, restored in the 3rd century AD.
Halfway on the road to Selge from the Pamphylian coastal plain, a well-preserved Roman Bridge crosses the deep Eurymedon valley
Part I
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"Crash culture, hacking, cyberpunk, internet profond, résistance, guérilla digitale, apocalypse, fichier Edvige... Quand on aime, on ne compte pas. Dix-huit minutes d'interview exclusive et de culture cyberpunk enregistrées en novembre 2008 avec Thierry Ehrmann dans son quartier général de Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or.
Dans ce premier volet de notre entretien, notre sulfureux camarade revient sur les récentes démêlées judiciaires de la Demeure du Chaos, le fichier Edvige, les bases de données étatiques, la CNIL, les nouveaux dispositifs de vidéosurveillance et les dangers qui pèsent sur nos libertés individuelles à l'heure du tout numérique. Une addition essentielle à notre thématique sur la survie.
Remerciements à Thierry Ehrmann, Nadège, Jo et toute l'équipe de la Demeure du Chaos, à Lukas Zpira pour ses photographies des enfers de Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or et au groupe MaterialErmüdung pour la bande-son." dixit Laurent Courau fondateur du mythique e-zine LaSpirale.org (1991-2009)
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Yesterday my sister and I visited the Powell Volvo dealer in Scottsdale, Arizona. They were making some incredible good deals on these great cars and my sister bought one (a great V50 station-wagon). While she worked out the details with the dealer, I walked around and took photos of the many Volvos on the lot. You wouldn't know there was an economic recession going on in Scottsdale, Arizona, for this Volvo dealership was doing great and had many customers (the salesman told me Volvo is owned by Ford now).
Ever since I lived in Sweden, I've loved Volvo cars. These new ones are super! I especially like the body-style and look of the C30 coupe (the fast spiffy car used in the popular film "Twilight", driven by Edward the teenage vampire). Above is a photo of the back end of one of the C30 Volvos on display, pretty cool!
INFORMATION ON VOLVO CARS:
Volvo Cars, or Volvo Personvagnar AB, is a Swedish automobile manufacturer founded in 1927 in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, and currently owned by Ford Motor Company. The name Volvo, Latin for "I roll" (or "I drive" in a modern sense, was thought to be a good trademark for a ball bearing as well as for an automobile.
Volvo was originally formed as a subsidiary company to the ball bearing maker SKF. It was not until 1935 when Volvo AB was introduced on the Swedish stock exchange that SKF sold most of the shares in the company. Volvo Cars was owned by AB Volvo until 1999, when it was acquired by the Ford Motor Company as part of its Premier Automotive Group.
Volvo produces models ranging from SUVs, wagons, and sedans to compact executive sedans and coupes. With 2,500 dealerships worldwide in 100 markets; 60 percent of sales come from Europe, 30 percent from North America, and the other 10 percent is from the rest of the world. Volvo cars have always evoked a reputation for solidity and reliability.[
Volvo's market share is shrinking in the North American market. However, Volvo increased its market share in new markets such as Russia, China and India. Specifically, Volvo expected sales in Russia to double and exceed 20,000 units by the end of 2007, making Russia one of the ten biggest markets for the company. Volvo already boasts the leading position in Russia's luxury car segment.
Older models were often compared to tractors, partly because Volvo AB was and still is a manufacturer of heavy equipment, earlier Bolinder-Munktell, now Volvo Construction Equipment. Considered by some to be slow and heavy, they earned the distinction "brick" as a term of endearment for the classic, block-shaped Volvo, with the more powerful turbo charged variants known as "turbobricks". More recent models have moved away from the boxy styles favored in the 1970s and 1980s and built a reputation for sporting performance, but not before the phenomenal success of factory-supported Volvo 240 turbos winning both the 1985 European Touring Car Championship (ETC) and 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC).
Source: Wikipedia
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The baroque bell tower of Vilanova began to construct in 1670 and it was finished in 1705. It is a work of pricked stone, octogonal form, according to planes of a Carmelite, Fray Josep of the Concepció, known by the Tracista by its ability to project. One of its more singular characteristics is than it is not united to the nave of the church.
The overall height, with Angel, is 54 meters. In its interior there is a spiral staircase with 167 steps, and above is the famous Angel. This one was of copper and black bitumened (they called the black angel), measured 2.70m. and it was constructed according to model of the Barcelonian sculptor Miquel Llavina. It turned on its foot and it indicated the wind direction. In 1883 it had to be recovered since it was very damaged by storms and the numerous firings of the militians of the Tumults of Barcelona of 1835 that proved aim.
In 1892 the bell was put, of 1760 kg, that was baptized like Josepa, although the town called Lluca for being donated by Josep Lluc i Torrens. In 1936 the Angel and the bells were fused to make military material. In 1996 a new Angel was placed replacing the original one of 1705, and in August of the 2006 the complete restoration of the bell tower was inaugurated.
One comments that the bell tower is slightly inclined, and the popular legend account that this is the reason because who constructed it threw to the emptiness from the top of the bell tower, but there is no written text that corroborates it.
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El campanario barroco de Vilanova se empezó a construir en 1670 y se terminó en 1705. Es una obra de piedra picada, de forma octogonal, según planos de un carmelita descalzo, Fray Josep de la Concepció, conocido por el Tracista por su habilidad para proyectar. Una de sus características más singulares es que no está unido a la nave de la iglesia.
La altura total, con Ángel y todo, es de 54 metros. En su interior hay una escalera de caracol de 167 peldaños, y arriba del todo está el famoso Ángel. Éste era de cobre embetunado de negro (le llamaban el ángel negro), medía 2,70m. y fue construido según modelo del escultor barcelonés Miquel Llavina. Giraba sobre su pie y señalaba la dirección del viento. En 1883 se tuvo que restaurar ya que estaba muy dañado por las tormentas y por los numerosos disparos de los milicianos de las Bullangas de Barcelona de 1835 que probaban puntería.
En 1892 se puso la campana, de 1760 kg., que se bautizó como Josepa, aunque el pueblo la llamaba Lluca por haber sido donada por Josep Lluc i Torrens. En 1936 se fundieron el Ángel y las campanas para hacer material de guerra. En 1996 se colocó un nuevo Ángel sustituyendo al original de 1705, y en agosto del 2006 se inauguró la restauración completa del campanario.
Se comenta que el campanario está ligeramente inclinado, y por ello la leyenda popular cuenta que quien lo construyó se arrojó al vacío desde lo alto del campanario, pero no hay ningún texto escrito que lo corrobore.
Fuente: gegantdelaporra.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E71B38DE74672FF3...
On our third day in Yellowstone, I finally spotted a grizzly. He was quite a distance from the road, but thanks to about a dozen other people who pulled over before I did, I got a few shots off before he sauntered further into the forest. View Large On Black
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The modern sea-wall that shelters the port disguises history rather well. When the Roman empire fell, Pozzuoli, with the adjacent imperial glory of the port facilities of Baia, went into centuries of decline. As late as the 1880s, a travel writer in the New York Times could still say:
...The harbor of Pozzuoli is an interesting place to visit, if only to study the manner in which the ancients built their piers. There still remains the tremendous structure, or a very large portion of it, called by Seneca, Pilae, and by Suetonius, Moles Puteolanae. Of 25 buttresses, which supported 24 arches, 16 are left, three being under water. They are constructed of brick and pozzulana earth, and bear an inscription reporting that the pier was restored by Antonius Pius. A common, but very erroneous impression, owing probably to the fact of the pier now being called Ponte [bridge] di Caligula, is that it was connected with the ponton [sic] bridge which that emperor threw across the bay of Baiae in order that, clad in the armor of Alexander the Great, he might there celebrate his insane triumph over the Parthians.
Indeed, photos from that period show the pier/sea-wall of Pozzuoli to be low and jagged, essentially what is left of the old Roman structure (seen in the above image) after many centuries of neglect. (Sources differ as to how many arches the original Roman pier had.) After a century of talk about rebuilding the pier into a more modern structure, it wasn't until the early 1900s that this was done. Dvorak (sources, below) reports in 1904:
The largest and best-known Roman breakwater is that at Puteoli, commonly called the Bridge of Caligula. This great work consisted of fifteen tall piers of concrete, some of 52 feet square, others smaller, rising from 49 feet of water to some 16 feet above the surface. The tops of the piers were connected by arches, and the whole work was often referred to as the "opus pilarum," or "moles puteolanae." Unfortunately, but little of the old work is now to be seen, for the harbour is sheltered by a solid sea-wall, which has been constructed by filling up the spaces between the ancient piers. The work was originally proposed by Carlo Fontana, and, in spite of the adverse criticism of Fazio, will soon be finished.
The modernizing work was, indeed, finished and was, as noted, redone in the 1980s. Roman engineers built differently than modern ones. A modern seawall stops waves completely; the Romans, however, built separate piers (in this case, joined by arches) that were close enough to break the main force of the waves but still let sufficient water pass through. Without modern dredging equipment, this had the advantage of letting currents sweep through the harbor and keep the port from silting up. Perhaps the most interesting thing in the whole harbor was the small island off the end of the pier. It was covered with buildings and has disappeared completely; it is probably the one mentioned by the Greek historian Pausanias in the second century AD:
Off Diceearchia [the original Greek name for Pozzuoli, ed.], which belongs to the Etruscans, there is boiling water in the sea, and an island has been constructed artificially, that the water may be utilized for warm baths. The modern sea-wall of Pozzuoli (jutting out on the right in this photo) runs almost exactly east to west, pointing directly at Baia.
Much of the western part of the bay, off of Baia, has been studied and made available in the new museum in the Aragonese castle off of Baia; those waters are also now an "underwater archaeology park," but I don't know the extent to which such efforts have extended to Pausania's "artificial island." Also, there was apparently a second harbor at Puteoli. Ancient sources mention it and in the early 19th century, engineers planning to rebuild the harbor spoke of the existence of an extensive network of piers offshore below the old acropolis to the east of the main harbor.
Sarah Smith
Pantomime Artiste
at Prince's Theatre
Died of terrible injuries received when attempting in her inflammable dress to extinguish the flames which had enveloped her companion.
January 24 1863
According to Wikipedia:
Postman's Park is a small green memorial garden in the City of London. It is located between King Edward Street, Little Britain and Angel Street. It was created in 1880 from the churchyards of St Leonard, Foster Lane and St Botolph-without-Aldersgate together with the graveyard of Christ Church Greyfriars. St Leonard's had been a ruin since the Great Fire and was probably demolished at the time of the creation of the park. St Botolph's is still open and stands at the north east corner of the park. Christ Church was detached from its graveyard and is now a ruin on the other side of King Edward Street.
The park was the idea of the painter George Frederick Watts who wanted to celebrate people who may otherwise have been forgotten. Its name celebrates the postmen who work in the principal London post office and the former sorting office in King Edward Street.
A wall in the park has 34 hand-painted tiles paying tribute to everyday people who sacrificed their lives helping others. The hand-lettered tiles were made by Royal Doulton.
The park features in the film Closer - Natalie Portman's character takes her pseudonym 'Alice Ayres' from one of the painted tiles, as Jude Law's character discovers at the end of the film.
In our backyard we have tangerine and grapefruit trees and this winter we are fortunate to have a bounty of fresh citrus to pick and eat whenever we please. These tangerines are just so sweet and delicious! I admit I've sat down and eaten 3 or 4 at a time!
I took this photo with a flash at twilight after a good rain.
INFORMATION ON THE TANGERINE:
The tangerine (Citrus × tangerina) is an orange- or red-coloured citrus fruit. It is a variety of the Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata). Tangerines are smaller than most oranges, and the skin of some varieties will peel off more easily. The taste is often less sour, or tart, than that of an orange.
Good quality tangerines will be firm to slightly soft, heavy for their size, and pebbly-skinned with no deep grooves, as well as orange in color. Peak tangerine season is short, lasting from November to January in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Honey tangerine, originally called a murcott, is very sweet, as its name suggests. Other popular kinds include the sunburst tangerines and Fairchild tangerines. One of the oldest and most popular varieties is the Dancy tangerine, but it is no longer widely grown. The Dancy was known as the zipper-skin tangerine, and also as the kid-glove orange, for its loose, pliable peel. Its peak season is December, so children would often receive one in their Christmas stockings. For this reason it is commonly known as known a 'Christmas Orange'.
Tangerines are most commonly peeled and eaten out of hand. The fresh fruit is also used in salads, desserts and main dishes. Fresh tangerine juice and frozen juice concentrate are commonly available in the United States. Tangerines are a good source of vitamin C, folate and beta-carotene. They also contain some potassium, magnesium and vitamins B1, B2 & B3.
Historically, the name tangerine comes from Tangier, Morocco, a port from which the first tangerines were shipped to Europe. The adjective tangerine, from Tangier or Tanger, was first recorded as an English word in 1710.
Source: Wikipedia
The pool looked so wonderful that the second Nalu entered the pool deck she dove in. It's a common, almost daily occurrence so I just let her play awhile. It was my chance to introduce her to her new water toy, Mr. Flappy. She absolutely loves him. We may just have to use him when the new Southeast FL Dock Dogs club has its Grand Opening June 19th in Dania beach. Nalu is excited over the news of a club forming only an hour away! Before the nearest clubs were 2 1/2 & 4 hours away.
In this picture you can see something she loves to do. When I get her out I always go straight for her toy, put it away and take her to the dog tub outside for a quick bath to get the chlorine out. Well when she suspects I'm getting ready to kick her out she'll start playing on the steps. She pushes the toy down with her feet until she has it pinned on the second step, she then dunks her head under to retrieve it. She also likes to take the toy to the jet right by the steps and lets the jet take the toy under and past her. She quickly turn pushes off the wall and dunks under to get it. Another of her quarks is if I leave her by herself while I'm cleaning the kitchen or working by the sliding glass door leading out to the pool deck (so I can see her) she'll actually throws the toy in herself and launches into the pool to retrieve it. I don't think I've ever seen a dog who loves the pool more, she would live in there if I let her. She may be 7 but I think she needs a turn in the field, moms fault of course!
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byoo-kah-NAN-ee-uh -- named for Francis Buchanan, Supt. of Botanical Gardens, Calcutta ... Dave's Botanary
LAN-zan -- from Burmese name of this plant, launzan ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: almondette, Calumpong nut, cheronjee, chironji tree, Cuddapah almond, Hamilton mombin • Arabic: حب السمنه habulsamnah • Assamese: পিয়াল piyal • Bengali: চার char, চিরৌঞ্জী chironji, পিয়াল piyal • Gujarati: ચારોળી charoli • Hindi: चार char, चिरोंजी chironji, धनुष् dhanush, मल्लतरु mallataru, नखमुच nakhamucha, निंबबीज nimbabija, पियाल piyal, पियार piyar, प्रसवक pra-savak, प्रियाल priyal, राजवल्लभ rajavallabha • Kannada: ಚಾರ char, ಚಾರೋಳೆ charole, ಧನುಃಪಟ dhanuh-pata, ಕೊಳೆಗೇರು kole geru, ಕೊಳೆಮಾವು kole maavu, ಮರ್ಕಲಿ markali, ಮೊಱಲೆ morale, ಮೊಱಪ್ಪಿ morappi, ಮೊಱಟೆ morate, ಮೊಱವೆ morave, ನುರ್ಕಲ ಮರ nurakala mara, ಪಿಯಾಲ piyala, ಪ್ರಿಯಾಲ priyala, ರಾಜಾದನ rajadana, ಸನ್ನಕದ್ರು sannakadru • Kol: तरुम tarum • Konkani: चार char, चारोळी charoli • Malayalam: മൂങ്ങാപ്പേഴ് moongaappezh, മുരള് mural, നുറമരം nuramaram • Marathi: चार char, चारोळी charoli, पियाल piyal • Nepali: चिरौँजी chiruanjee, प्यार pyaar • Odia: ଅଖଟ୍ଟ akhatta, ଅସନ asana, ବର bara, ବୀଜକ bijaka, ଚାର କୋଳି chara koḻi, ଚିରୋଞ୍ଜି chironji, ଖରସ୍କନ୍ଧ kharaskandha, ପଟ pata, ପିୟାଳ piyala, ପ୍ରସବକ prasabaka, ପ୍ରିୟାଳ priyala, ରାଜ ବୃକ୍ଷ raja bruksha, ରାଜଭୋଗ୍ୟ rajabhogya, ରାଜାଦନ rajadana, ସାର sara, ସ୍ନେହ ବୀଜ sneha bija, ତାପସପ୍ରିୟ tapasa priya • Pali: पियाल piyala, राजायतन rajayatana, सन्नकद्दु sannakaddu • Persian: چرونجی chironji, نَقْلِ خواجَہ naql-i-khwaja • Punjabi: ਚਿਰੌਂਜੀ chiraunji, ਨਕਲ ਖ਼੍ਵਾਜਾ nakal khwajah • Rajasthani: अचार achar, चिरोंजी chironji • Sanskrit: अखट्ट akhatta, बहुकल्क bahukalka, बहुवल्क bahuvalka, भक्ष्यबिज bhakshyabija, धनु dhanu, धनुस् dhanus, धनुष्पट dhanushpata, द्रुसल्लक drusallaka, खरस्कन्ध kharaskandha, ललन lalana, मक्षवीर्य makshavirya, पट pata, पियाल piyala, प्रसवक prasavaka, प्रियाल priyala, राजभोग्य rajabhogya, राजादन rajadana, सन्न sanna, सन्नकद्रु sannakadru, सन्नकद्रुम sannakadruma, स्नेहबीज snehabija, उपवट upavata, वैरादन vairadana, वृक्षादन vrkshadana • Santali: ᱛᱟᱨᱚᱯ tarop • Sindhi: چِرَوْنجيِ chiraunji • Tamil: சாரம் charam, காட்டுமா kattuma • Telugu: చార char, చారుమామిడి charumamidi, చిన్న మొరలి chinna moralli, జరుగు jarugu, జారు మామిడి jaru mamidi, ప్రియాళువు priyaluvu, రాజాదనము raj-adanamu, సారపప్పు saarapappu • Tibetan: པི་ཡ་ལ pi ya la • Tulu: ಎರಪ್ಪೆ erappe • Urdu: چار char, چرونجي chironji, دهنش dhanush, پيال piyal, پرسوك pra-savak, پريال priyal
botanical names: Buchanania lanzan Spreng. ... heterotypic synonyms: Buchanania latifolia Roxb. • Lanzana solitaria Stokes • Spondias elliptica Rottb. ex Hook.f. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 December 2025
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almost throughout the drier parts of the country
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Buchanania lanzan Spreng. and Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Almeida are found linked because many botanical databases and local floras (especially in India) continue to use Buchanania cochinchinensis as the "accepted" name for the chironji tree (Buchanania lanzan). However, modern global authorities like Plants of the World Online (POWO) treat Buchanania cochinchinensis strictly as a synonym of the Rutaceae tree Glycosmis cochinchinensis, leaving Buchanania lanzan Spreng. as the correct name for the chironji tree.
Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.
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
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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!"
Toneel - Performance - The Asaro Mudmen
Een jong paar vindt een vruchtbaar stukje grond om te bewerken. De lokale mensen willen de 'landrovers' verjagen. In de nacht komen strijders uit de rivier geklauterd, hun lichaam volledig onder de modder. Ze zetten ook een moddermasker op. Al dansend komen ze muisstil rond het koppel geslopen. Die zijn plotseling verrast en denken dat dit boze geesten zijn. Vliegensvlug lopen ze weg... de dorpsclan heeft hun grond terug!
We see the story about a couple who had been stolen a peace of ground.
The Asarao Mudmen come from just outside the town of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
Legend has it that the mudmen were defeated by an opposing tribe and forced to flee into the Asaro River. They waited until dusk before attempting to escape. The enemy saw them arise from the muddy banks covered in mud and thought they were spirits. Most tribes in Papua New Guinea are very scared of spirits, so the enemy fled in fear, and the Asaro Mudmen were victorious. The Mudmen then went into the town to see what had happened, not knowing the enemy were still there. The enemy were so terrified they ran back to their town and had a special ceremony to ward off the spirits.
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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.
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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.
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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.
In My Craft or Sullen Art
In my craft or sullen art
Exercised in the still night
When only the moon rages
And the lovers lie abed
With all their griefs in their arms,
I labor by singing light
Not for ambition or bread
Or the strut and trade of charms
On the ivory stages
But for the common wages
Of their most secret heart.
Not for the proud man apart
From the raging moon I write
On these spindrift pages
Nor for the towering dead
With their nightingales and psalms
But for the lovers, their arms
Round the griefs of the ages,
Who pay no praise or wages
Nor heed my craft or art.
Dylan Thomas.
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Artist-:F.N. SouzaCategory-:Original DrawingPrice:$4,295.00 Francis Newton Souza AUTHENTIC Original Drawing
Accepting OFFERS Now: The item up for sale is a very rare and authentic F.N. Souza Original ink drawing on illustration board, of a classy and attractive Cubist Portrait set against a simple ivory background. This delicate drawing shows Newton's full spectrum of genius and why his artworks are so coveted. Newton is forever famous for the freedom, creativity, energy and many other ideals that his images reflect. And Newton's hyper-realism almost cubist style where three dimensional objects take shape on a two dimensional surface have become his most desired images, like the spectacular depiction of the man here. This original drawing looks absolutely stunning in person with the tasteful, black and silver, custom wood frame complimenting and enhancing its organic beauty. We are presenting you with the opportunity to own this drawing at well under retail value through the Submit Best Offer option, so you can name your own price now. Make your OFFERS today as you do not want to miss out on this item before it is sold. This piece is guaranteed authentic and will be sold to the first person that meets our bottom line. That lucky person could be you.
Francis Newton Souza, better known as F.N. Souza is the most internationally successful modern Indian artist in history. Souza was ahead of his time in terms of expanding exposure for himself and other global artists with a different, interesting, and culturally important point of view. In many ways, Souza helped paved the transition from the Euro-American centric modern art era the more globally focused contemporary art era of the post-twentieth century. He created the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group which aimed to get Indian artist internationally recognized. He left India to study in London in 1949 after India became independent. Once in London, Souza’s art began to cultivate a significant following. He also began a prominent writer, and gained a reputation as an artist and a writer. Perhaps the most notable thing about F.N. Souza’s art was how avant guard it was. In the 1950s when Souza was coming into prominence, it was not common for any artists from outside the Western world to develop art on the cutting edge of global art trends. F.N. Souza, however, was an important exception. His style was Expressionist, but it also contained elements or British Neo-romanticism. Souza combined elements from different places, times, and schools of influences to make a signature style unique to him. His art was also famous for being highly erotic. He often painted nudes and scenes depicting sexual encounters. In addition to his famous erotic art, he also painted many churches, boats, figures, cityscapes, and portraits. Souza was a master at using color to convey a particular mood and is well known for his painting’s emotional qualities. F.N. Souza passed away in 2002. Today, he is still remembered as one of the most historically important artists of all time. By the time of his death, he was the bestselling Indian artist of all time at auction, with many paintings bringing more than $1 million. Souza has made a profound influence on the global art scene. While his art is appreciated and celebrate for its beauty, his largest historical contribution was the way in which he broke down barriers for the Non-Western art world. He paved the way for not only future Indian artists, but future artists from around the world. While the modern art movement of the twentieth century was dominated by European and American artists with minimal diversity, the post-twentieth century contemporary art scene embraces global diversity. Many art critics believe the diversity of the contemporary art era would not have been possible without Souza’s tremendous ability to broaden the international scope of the art world.
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Francis Newton (F.N.) Souza's artworks have sold for very high prices at major auction houses, and in Galleries around the world. However, this is your chance to own an original Newton drawing at far less than those retail outlets command. Worth mentioning again is the fact that Newton's artworks reflect a hyper-realism and cubism erotic quality that is all his own. The artwork listed is an Original ink drawing on illustration board titled, "Seated Man", that tastefully pays homage finding one's place of serenity. This drawing is incredible to look at, and a perfect addition to any home or office, with its breathtaking creativity. It has remained in excellent condition since it was created and is hand signed in the upper left corner of the piece. Once again, this is an authentic, original artwork by Souza that contains an alluring rendition of his most rare and desirable subject. The artwork comes complete with a Gallery Letter of Authenticity and at this time the artwork is being offered for sale with the submit best offer option. Which means it will likely sell before this listing ends. So make sure you do not forget to place those offers. This drawing measures approximately 12 x 10", and comes with a custom wood frame. The framed dimensions are approx. 24” X 22". This piece looks even better in person and surely will bring a wealth of warmth, enjoyment and intrigue to the buyer for many years to come. Newton's art has been exhibited in major museums around the world, and his works of art are to be found in some of the most prestigious public and private collections worldwide. This is the opportunity to add an authentic Souza piece to yours. Please e-mail if you have any further questions. This item will be professionally packaged to ship domestically or Internationally.
Kazarap y Cheo. La pasamos bien esa tarde
Estoy de cumpleaños!. Ya tengo 18. No puedo decir algunas palabras porque estoy todo stresado con las postulaciones a la Universidad. Llamando, mandando mails y todo el asunto para ver si quedo en medicina en alguna universidad. Me llegaron algunas malas y otras buenas noticias. Ojalá quede en la U.
Quiero agradecer a todos mis amigos que me saludaron hoy y a todos los flickeros que comentan mis fotos.
Feliz Navidad para todos!.
Kazarap and Cheo. Nice evening we had then.
Today it’s my birthday, I’m 18 now. I can’t say some deep words, ‘cause I’m completely freaked out with admission to universities. Calling, sending e-mails and all kind of things to see if I get to study medicine on any university. I recieved some bad and good news. I hope I can get there.
I just want to say thanks to all my friends that said Happy Birthday today and all the flickr people that comment my photos ^^.
Merry Christmas to everybody!
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.
Photo © 2009, 2010 Angela A. Stanton, All rights reserved. Contact: angela@stantonphotostudios.com for further information.
This picture I took almost a year ago. I have taken many "triplets" that evening for HDRs (see a previous one here: www.flickr.com/photos/angela_a_stanton/4250653608/in/set-... taken the same day but a bit later. The previous HDR (via the link) was developed with a painstaking process in Photomatix; the present one in 5 minutes using Nik's HDR Efex Pro. After HDR Efex Pro I used Nik's "Indian Summer" filter and then a "bi-color filter" with a bit of blue in the top and yellow in the bottom. I also used Nik's Define to reduce noise.
I think the Nik version is significantly cleaner than Photomatix version. What do you think?
Update on mom: she is recovering from surgery with a broken ankle in two places. Surgery made her a "bionic woman" for those of you old enough to recall that TV show. =)
I don;t have much time these days to do anything but take care of her so if I cannot yet visit your pictures, I apologize! I will get to see and comment eventually on all my friends' and contacts' pictures!
In the kindness of human creatures. Last friday I ordered a babushka brooch at www.maanisch.nl. I know her blog for like 5 years now, and I've been a fan of her creations eversince. She makes great stuff for cats at www.ploesiepoesie.nl (
hibernation right now) but also things for girly girls like me :) And I totally fell in love with the babushka's! So I sent her an email, that I wanted to buy one, and that Emiel works sometimes at her boyfriend's advertising agency, that he reconized her photo on her blog. She sent me an nice mail back, she saw my photos and she liked them, yay!
So yesterday she said she went to the postoffice to send the brooch. I was excited all day! And at 7 the parcel finally arived with a real package! I was like:WTF?! I only ordered 1 brooch! So I opened the package and inside were all kind of thingies me like!!!!!! Cute Cat buttons, magnets, postcards you call it!! I danced arround! WOW!!!! There was also a toy for Sterre and Koika, and they totally love it!
She wrote me a sweet card that "she wanted to support me because I make such beautiful photos" I started crying, because it warmed my heart. It made my day so light. Thanks woman!
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
Salomó, Tarragona (Spain).
We lost count of the roofing tiles that served to us. We had to ask that they stopped to bring it more.
Perdimos la cuenta de las tejas que nos sirvieron. Tuvimos que pedir que pararan de traer.
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The calçotada is a typical food of the western region of Catalonia; original of Valls, in the region of Alt Camp, in the last decades has been extended and it can taste in almost any part of the community during the end of the winter and beginnings of the spring; calçots, a variety of chives specially cultivated for this intention, roasts directly on live coals of vine and they eat with the hand, seasoned with a special sauce, the salvitxada similar to the romesco. Meanwhile, the live coals take advantage of to roast meats or sausages for the second course.
Cooked in their point, the outer layer of calçots calcine, leaving tender and creamy the inside. Traditionally they take to the table on a mud roofing tile or they are packed with newspaper paper, that helps to conserve it warm.
The ingestion procedure - taking the layer carbonized with the hands - makes inevitable to get dirty itself, reason why it is traditional to put an enormous bib that arrives from the neck until the knees.
The typical dates to taste this species of sweet onion it is during the months of winter and spring.
It is custom to accompany them with a good Catalan cava (for calçots) and with excellent wines of the zone (with the second course, for which some purists say to prefer “botifarra amb mongetes”).
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CASTELLANO
La calçotada es una comida típica de la región occidental de Cataluña; originaria de Valls, en la comarca del Alt Camp, en las últimas décadas se ha extendido y puede degustarse en casi cualquier parte de la comunidad durante el final del invierno y comienzos de la primavera; los calçots, una variedad de cebolletas especialmente cultivada para este propósito, se asan directamente sobre brasas de sarmientos y se comen con la mano, aderezados con una salsa especial, la salvitxada, similar a la romesco. Mientras tanto, las brasas se aprovechan para asar carnes o embutidos para el segundo plato.
Cocidos en su punto, la capa exterior de los calçots se calcina, dejando el interior tierno y cremoso. Tradicionalmente se llevan a la mesa sobre una teja de barro o se empaquetan con papel de periódico, que ayudan a conservarlos calientes.
El procedimiento de ingesta — arrancando la capa carbonizada con las manos — hace inevitable mancharse, por lo que es tradicional ponerse un enorme babero que llega del cuello hasta las rodillas.
Las fechas típicas para degustar esta especie de cebolla dulce es durante los meses de invierno y primavera.
Es costumbre acompañarlos con un buen cava catalán (para los calçots) y con los excelentes vinos de la zona (con el segundo plato, para el que algunos puristas dicen preferir la "botifarra amb mongetes").
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal%c3%a7otada
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
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
The above collaborative diptych resulted from seeing Tina Manthorpe's photograph ("Sandstone Swirl," on right, see www.flickr.com/photos/84265607@N00/3909143298/ ) the same day that the elm tree in my front yard was cut down. It was killed by beetle invasion (Dutch Elm disease), see my post below: www.flickr.com/photos/walford/3914173910/
I was struck by how both stone and wood could have comparable ring patterns embedded in them, though those on the tree lack the incredible suggestiveness, and whirling motion of the sandstone captured so well by Tina Manthorpe.
When I proposed a collaboration, she immediately agreed, and her version is more professionally edged in black, at her request, see www.flickr.com/photos/84265607@N00/3920376902/. We agreed that I would put it up in this olive tone, which I slightly prefer, to suggest the common source in nature of these rings in such different substances.
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.
Rolls-Royce Limited was founded in 1906 by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls, and produced its first aircraft engine in 1914.
Around half the aircraft engines used by the Allies in World War I were made by Rolls-Royce. By the late 1920s, aero engines made up most of Rolls-Royce's business. Henry Royce's last design was the Merlin aero engine, which came out in 1935 although he had died in 1933. This was a development subsequent to the R engine, which had powered a record-breaking Supermarine S6.B seaplane to almost 400mph in the 1931 Schneider Trophy. The legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin is revered as a British Icon [3]. The Merlin powered many World War II aircraft: the British Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, De Havilland Mosquito (twin-engined), Avro Lancaster (4-engine); it also transformed the American P-51 Mustang into one of the best fighters of its time, its Merlin engine built by Packard under licence. The early Merlins were used by the British Royal Air Force in the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire that won the Battle of Britain. The "Merlin engine" is often considered to be one of the main factors in winning the war for the Allies. [4] .Over 160,000 Merlin engines were produced.
In the post-World War II period Rolls-Royce made significant advances in gas turbine engine design and manufacture. The Dart and Tyne turboprop engines were particularly important, enabling airlines to cut journey times within several continents, whilst jet airliners were introduced on longer services. The Dart engine was used in Argosy, Avro 748 and its military variant the Andover, Friendship, Herald and Viscount aircraft, whilst the more powerful Tyne powered the Atlantic, Transall and the Vanguard. Many of these turboprops are still in service.
Rolls-Royce engines had traditionally borne numeric designations during development and then were assigned the name of a British river on delivery. The use of river names was introduced with the earliest Rolls jet engines to reflect their nature: a steady flow of power rather than the pulses of a piston engine. RB stands for "Rolls Barnoldswick", the latter a major ex-Rover facility bought by Rolls-Royce when it traded production of engines (the Rolls-Royce Meteor) for production of the first Whittle engines.
Amongst the jet engines of this period was the RB163 Spey which powers the Trident, BAC 1-11, Grumman Gulfstream II and Fokker F28. Military versions of the Spey powered the Buccaneer S2 for the RAF, the Phantom F4K and F4M, and the Nimrod. The Spey was licence built by Allison Engine Company as the TF41 for the A-7 Corsair II. Other types of military engines produced in the second half of the 20th Century include the Avon and Viper; these engines powered many of the British Aircraft of this period.
Also of this period was the Conway, a low (by today's standards) bypass ratio turbofan which was used on some Boeing 707s and Douglas DC-8s, and all Vickers VC10s as well as on the MkII variant of the Handley Page Victor bomber for the RAF.
During the late 1950s and '60s there was a significant rationalisation of the British aero-engine manufacturers, culminating in the merger of Rolls-Royce and Bristol Siddeley in 1966. Bristol Siddeley, which had itself resulted from the merger of Armstrong Siddeley and Bristol in 1959, and with its principal factory at Filton, near Bristol, had a strong base in military engines, including the Olympus, which was chosen for Concorde.
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Maria Waldrast (means "Maria Rest-in-the-Forest" in English) is one of the highest Convents in Europe - 1641m (5383 Ft.) Altitude. It is located in Tirol, Austria, near Matrei am Brenner. The Foundation of the Convent is based upon a Story, that says, that in the Year 1407 two Herdsmen found an Effigy of the Virgin Mother in a Tree Trunk.
It is a very popular Place of Pilgrim here in Tirol - located very solitary in the Middle of the Mountains. There is a Spring with right-turning Spa-Water - right turning Water is very seldom and really amazing to drink. You can't compare it with any other Water in the World. It's a Healing Water too, and many People come up here to fill the Water and take it home - it is drinkable for a long Time. I did the same today and also made a Prayer for my Family and some Friends.
A very calmful and contemplative Place up there.
My small entry in the Pillage the Village II.
After surviving twenty long years on the high seas, three mutinies (two of them he instigated), and being stranded on a desert island five times Captain Brickbeard has decided to retire and give up his life of plundering and pillaging -- well semi-retire, you can never have enough plundering in your life. ;-)
So to fund his retirement Brickbeard takes his "loyal" crew to Skull Mountain, a location known only to him, to retrieve his ill gotten gains.
Many have tried to find Skull Mountain and a few have even succeeded. Yet none have been able to possess the mounds of gold and treasure that lies within the heart of the mountain. All who have tried have met a grisly fate.
For Skull Mountain is also the home of a colony Gigantic Man-eating Spiders that owe their allegiance to Brickbeard. He alone can quell their man-eating tendencies and safely trespass on their land.
Brickbeard plans to load his fleet with the gold and leave all but his most trusted men to the fate of the Spiders.
The Spiders themselves have other plans however. They have begun to think of the gold and jewels as theirs.
The Storm may have passed, but for Brickbeard, another may soon be on the horizon . . .