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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.
Explore # 223
HDR-Panorama from overall 6 shots , post processing in PS CS3 (LucisArt, Nik Color Efex Pro: Bleach bypass, Alien Sin Exposure 2: Digital Cross Filter, adding some textures). It's an old paper factory in Halle, Saale, Germany.
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UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO) was proud to participate in the Pacific Humanitarian Partnership (PHP) Meeting held 2-3 October in Suva, Fiji, which brought together the humanitarian community – including government, UN agencies, civil society organisations, social movements and international and national non-government organisations (INGOs and NGOs) – to share best practices and strengthen localisation of preparedness and response activities.
UN Women Fiji MCO Representative Aleta Miller spoke at the meeting’s opening session. UN Women also facilitated a joint session with Diverse Voices for Action and Equality (DIVA for Equality) to promote the visibility of gender and protection actors in humanitarian response – those who may not always be part of formal humanitarian structures but do vital work in their communities. Experiences were shared by national civil society members from across the Pacific region including FemLINKPacific/Transcend Oceania, Pacific Rainbows Advocacy Network (PRAN), Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation (FDPF), Women United Together Marshall Islands (WUTMI) and DIVA for Equality.
Photo credit: UN Women/Caitlin Clifford
Going through some older shots to contribute to the "Winter Boycott" that Brian started! lol
Here's a little something to take the chill off...although I hear we are getting 6" of snow starting tomorrow afternoon. I've got plenty more to brighten the cold days...
From the Water Lily, and Lotus Pond at NY Botanical Gardens (2008)
Be well all, and continue to dream...
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I will catch up with everyone soon...just got back from another trip and am beat!
Night all..
Final shoot for my Location brief, the idea is about pride and Elderly people being so passionate about their beliefs. I have used my Grandparents seeing as though their the closest people i can work with for this project, i had to rush home and get my lights, by the time i got up to there house the light was really falling in and was hard to balance the lighting.
I like how both these have turned out, i have some more on Medium Format which ill send away next week.
Strobist
Bowens 400 left of cam w/shoot through brolly
Bowens 400 right of cam w/shoot through brolly
Me on Twitter
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La figura verde de Closterium siempre marca su sonrisa en el agua, sonrisa flotante y abierta la de este grupo de algas de simetría perfecta que son los désmidos y que arropa tanto el brillo de la luna como los colores de las estrellas.
Hay casi tantas especies de Closterium -casi doscientas- como clases de sonrisa y todas ellas con infinitos matices, sonrisas nerviosas, sonrisas amplias, sonrisas rebosantes de franqueza, sonrisas de amor, sonrisas contagiosas, sonrisas de ternura…todo sonrisas.
La sonrisa de Closterium intermedium es una sonrisa equilibrada, ni apagada ni excesiva, se insinúa en un arco suave que remata en dos hoyuelos y está pintada del frescor verde de la vida.
Closterium striolatum es una especie de mediano tamaño, de curvatura suave, con pared celular marcadamente estriada y bordes truncados de manera abrupta. En cada una de las dos mitades y a ambos lados del núcleo se disponen los cloroplastos formados por cerca de una docena de laminillas repartidas radialmente a partir del eje longitudinal. De extremo a extremo unos oscuros lunares de pirenoides -sustancias de reserva- salpican su interior.
Los hoyuelos pálidos de los extremos de Closterium guardan dentro, como en muchos otros désmidos, minúsculos cristales de sulfato cálcico o de bario que brillan agitados en un baile sin fin ¿harán cosquillas a Closterium para que se curve en una sonrisa?
Closterium striolatum es uno de los désmidos más frecuentes en las aguas ácidas, con facilidad puede ser confundido con Closterium inetermedium no tan curvado ni hinchado en la porción central y de dorso algo cóncavo. El de hoy procede de también de un arroyo de aguas limpias y frescas situado en las inmediaciones de Mahíde en las estribaciones de la zamorana Sierra de la Culebra y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos con la técnica de contraste de interferencia.
Gracias a Santiago Ortiz por incorporar nuestro proyecto a su magnífico Bestiario.
Con nuestra gratitud para Pilar Gil por la publicación en Qúo, a Antonio Martínez Ron ...y también Paul/
Puedes tener otra infomación en la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA
Y en este catálogo
También en la galería de Fotolog
Y nuestro granito de arena por la Paz
Gracias a nuestros amigos de Brasil de AFNatura, en especial a Rosane Marques y a Emídio Bastos por su cariñosa acogida y difusión de la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA ¡ Un gran abrazo !
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans.
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Se asoman a su balcón desde su funda transparente que es una vaina que además de dar protección al cuerpo de estos ciliados también les da el nombre. Se trata de Vaginicola, ciliado alargado en forma de trompeta , que en su cabeza se abre en corona como una flor.
Los cilios de Vaginicola ruedan en la corona fabricando pequeños remolinos en los que quedan atrapadas pequeñas partículas y algunos organismos diminutos que después este ciliado selecciona para él o para devolverles la libertad en el agua.
A Vaginicola parece que no le gusta vivir solo, por eso, casi siempre se asoma a su balcón en compañía, quizá estos compañeros hablen del tiempo, de la vida, o de los lunares que adornan su interior. Estos pequeños lunares son también amigos y hacen con Vaginicola una simbiosis ejemplar y que con frecuencia se da también con otros protozoos, son así, cientos más dos.
Vaginicola cuida con mimo su colección de lunares verdes que son algas del género Chlorella y estas pequeñas algas verdes en muestra de agradecimiento, corresponden con Vaginicola regalándole las golosinas de los azúcares y proteínas que ellas fabrican, pero estas golosinas no son un capricho, se han vuelto ya imprescindibles y sellan esta relación de amistad.
Vaginicola recuerda mucho a Cothurnia y a Thuricola por su apariencia, pero Vaginicola vive dentro de una funda que se muestra como un vaso, abierto y sin protección, mientras que sus otros compañeros, más precavidos o más frioleros, cierran la entrada de la vaina que los protege con una puerta que se siempre hacia afuera, de este modo ellos pueden salir, pero nadie puede entrar.
Dos amigos, probablemente hermanos, se asoman al balcón y muestran alegres su cuerpo de lunares verdes. No son dos amigos en realidad, son cientos más dos en un incondicional vínculo de amistad y proceden de la balsa de Ajamil en La Rioja de donde procede la muestra que ha sido fotografiada 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.
Please...View On Black.
Quote from Wikipedia "Another Place is a piece of modern sculpture by Antony Gormley.
Now permanently erected on Crosby Beach, England, it was due to be moved to New York in November 2006, but there was a controversial proposal to retain the work at Crosby. It was stated in the local paper, the Crosby Herald, that they may stay for a decade, but at a meeting on 7 March 2007, Sefton Council accepted proposals that would allow the sculptures to be kept permanently at Crosby Beach"
There are 100 of these iron figures over a 3 Km stretch of beach.
Camera -Olympus E-510
Exposure -60 seconds
Aperture -f/8.0
Focal Length -14 mm
ISO Speed -100
B&W 10 stop Neutral Density filter
Zoo - Barcelona (Spain).
The small sparrows strained themselves by the grate, they pecked the food of the parrots, and fled quickly.
Los pequeños gorriones se colaban por la reja, picoteaban la comida de los loros, y huían veloces.
ENGLISH
The White-fronted Amazon, Amazona albifrons also known as White-fronted Parrot, or adopted slang term Spectacled Amazon Parrot is a Central American species of parrot. Not to be confused with the Red-spectacled Amazon Parrot.
The White-fronted Amazon is relatively small when compared to other Amazons. At maturity this species will grow to a typical length of only nine to ten inches. This species is named for the bright white patch of feathers which is seen on their foreheads, although the amount of white varies from individual to individual. They have green plumage throughout, red coloring around their eyes (in some individuals almost like a mask) and blue coloring on their outspread wings and behind the patch of white on their foreheads. Unlike other amazon species, males and females can be distinguished by appearance (sexual dimorphism): males have bright red feathers on their shoulders (alula), while females have green shoulders. The species is divided into three subspecies, differentiated by slight colour differences: the White-fronted Amazon (A. a. albifrons), the Lesser White-fronted Amazon (A. a. nana) and the Sonora White-fronted Amazon (A. a. saltuensis). Like other large parrots, the White-fronted Parrot has a long life span, usually around 40 years when properly cared for. They also can imitate a range from 30 to 40 different sounds.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-fronted_Amazon
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CASTELLANO
El loro frente blanca, frentiblanco, amazona frente blanca o cotorra (Amazona albifrons) es una especie de loro endémico de América Central.
A pesar de que el loro frente blanca tiene un tamaño promedio cuando se le compara al resto de los loros, es relativamente más pequeño cuando se le compara a otros pertenecientes al género Amazona. Esta especie se desarrolla hasta alcanzar, en la madurez, una talla típica de solo 22 a 25 cm. Recibe su nombre por la mancha blanca brillante que se le observa en la frente, a pesar de que la cantidad de blanco varía de un individuo a otro. Tienen plumaje verde en todo el cuerpo, con un anillo rojo alrededor de los ojos (en algunos individuos forma casi una “máscara”) y plumas azules visibles al desplegar las alas y detrás de la mancha blanca de la frente.
A diferencia de otras especies de amazonas, existe dimorfismo sexual (machos y hembras pueden ser diferenciados a simple vista): Los machos presentan plumas color rojo brillante en la alula, mientras que las hembras no la poseen o se distingue muy poco. Esta especie se divide en tres subespecies diferenciadas por cambios menores de color: el loro frente blanca (A. a. albifrons), El loro frente blanca menor (A. a. nana) y el loro frente blanca de Sonora (A. a. saltuensis). Como la mayoría de los loros mayores, el loro frente blanca tiene un período de vida bastante largo, comúnmente alrededor de 50 años o mas.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazona_albifrons
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SHIN VISITS NOIREL (1 of 1) /
SHIN VISITA A NOIREL (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 41 of 55) 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.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Shin: OOOH! It can't be!!! O__O It's a skull at the dice!!! Is KIRAA!!! The dice is Kira!!!! YEAAAAH I found him!!!! He belongs to me!!
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Shin: OOOH! No puede ser!!! O__O Una calavera en el dado!!! Es KIRAA!!! Es el dado de Kira!!!! SIII! Lo he encontrado!!!! Está en mi poder!!
LINKS:
- FOTOHISTORIAS en casa de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
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
Thought of doing some different processing with the milk-drop-in-coffee.
You can see the green ting which is due the the green b/g from which the light was bounced.
I opened this one in photomatrix and did some tone mapping which gave me a surprisingly "metallic" look.. any comments?
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.
Part I
www.laspirale.org/video.php?id=211
"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)
Textes :
www.ehrmann.org/propaganda.html
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La Torre del Cargol o força d'Estany és una torre de guaita i defensa del municipi de Ponts (Noguera) declarat bé cultural d'interès nacional.
Es troba a la vora de La Força, petit nucli de població del terme municipal de Ponts. Bastida a l'extrem d'un altiplà damunt d'un dels passos que permeten de comunicar la conca del Llobregós amb la contrada d'Artesa de Segre i amb Balaguer. L'any 2009 es va redactar el projecte de restauració de la torre, la qual fins aleshores es trobava en un molt mal estat de conservació i el 2011 es realitzà la intervenció arqueològica i la restauració.
Cal relacionar aquesta fortificació amb l'anomenada Torre de Dàdila, que ja apareix esmentada a la carta de venda del castell d'Artesa de Segre per part del comte d'Urgell Ermengol II a Arnau Mir de Tost l'any 1039. En descriure's les afrontacions del castell hom esmenta «ipso castro suprascripto ad ipsam turrem de Dalila». Aleshores aquesta torre aglutinava al seu entorn un petit nucli habitat del qual subsisteix l'esglesiola dedicada a Sant Miquel, situada molt a prop i avui arruïnada. Pensem que es tracta de l'antic assentament de l'actual caseriu de la Força, el qual queda ara un xic més allunyat del lloc d'assentament de la torre.
El 1427 era senyor de la Força Ramon de Casaldàliga, que també era senyor de Ponts i Torreblanca, entre altres llocs. Els Casaldàliga havien comprat tot la jurisdicció de la Força l'any 1420 al rei Alfons el Magnànim. En el fogatjament de l'any 1497 consta que la Força, el Tossal i Torreblanca formaven part de la mateixa baronia.
Arquitectura
Aquest edifici pot permetre d'assegurar la continuïtat d'una fortificació des de l'època islàmica a època cristiana. Hi ha tres tipus de construccions prou diferenciades: un edifici fet amb un aparell molt gran, una torre de planta quadrada, feta amb tàpia i una torre circular feta amb carreus.
Al voltant de la torre hi ha les restes del que havia estat un recinte de planta quadrangular d'aparell constructiu molt gran. El costat nord fa uns 12 m de llarg. També veiem el costat oest i un apart de l'est de l'edifici. El meridional ha restat colgat, segurament per les runes de la torre, enderrocada en aquesta banda. A la banda nord són visibles tres filades dels grans carreus de l'edifici (50 X 80 cm). Aquesta construcció amb carreus ciclopis pot ésser d'època ibèrica o potser islàmica.
La torre de planta quadrada, feta amb tàpia, és envoltada per una torre feta amb pedra, romànica. La tàpia és més antiga i fou reaprofitada en fer la de carreus. Els murs es componen de blocs de tàpia de 380 cm de llarg X 90 cm d'alt i 80 cm d'amplada. L'alçada de l'edifici era, almenys, d'unes 7 tàpies si bé podia ser més alta i tenir més blocs de tàpia al damunt.
La torre exterior és de planta circular, amb 7,2 m de diàmetre. A la part inferior s'adossà a la torre quadrada. La construcció de tàpia es cobrí amb una volta amb lloses verticals en forma de plec de llibre. Per sobre de la volta, es construí una altra sala, més espaiosa que la inferior, d'una alçada d'uns 4 m, coberta també amb volta. En aquest nivell superior s'hi veuen quatre espitlleres orientades a nord, on hi ha l'indret més difícil de defensar. Els carreus són poc o molt escairats i ben arrenglerats. La porta devia estar situada al nivell superior i orientada cap al sud.
Segurament cal datar la torre de tàpia al segle X i que, per tant, caldria considerar-la musulmana. La torre exterior, construïda reaprofitant la més antiga i recobrint-la, seria feta al segle XI o potser ja en el segle XII.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_del_Cargol
La torre del Cargol es troba isolada a l'extrem d'un altiplà en un indret privilegiat de vigilància. L'aspecte actual que presenta és fruit del procés de restauració i consolidació al qual ha estat sotmesa la torre recentment.
Es tracta d'una torre guaita amb dues fases constructives ben diferenciades. La primera d'elles correspon possiblement als segles IX-X; és una torre islàmica de planta quadrangular feta de tàpia amb un petit sòcol de pedra. Posteriorment, en època romànica (s. XI), aquesta torre quadrangular fou folrada amb una elevació de pedra de planta circular, feta de petits carreus units amb argamassa. D'aquesta elevació només se'n conserva la paret nord (amb una important esquerda vertical que ha estat consolidada), la sud està completament esfondrada. A l'interior hi ha vestigis dels quatre nivells que la dividien, tancats per una volta superior sobre la que hi havia una altra sala, més espaiosa que les inferiors i coberta també amb volta.
Al voltant de la torre hi ha les restes del que havia estat un recinte de planta quadrangular fet amb carreus de grans dimensions i diverses estructures que funcionaren juntament amb la torre, construïdes en un moment posterior (s. XV).
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Notícies històriques
L'any 1427 era senyor de la Força Ramon de Casaldàliga, que també era senyor de Ponts i Torreblanca, entre d'altres llocs. Els Casaldàliga havien comprat tota la jurisdicció de la Força l'any 1420 al rei Alfons el Magnànim.
L'any 2009 es va redactar el projecte de restauració de la torre, la qual fins aleshores es trobava en un molt mal estat de conservació: tota la façana sud es trobava enderrocada, presentava una gran esquerda vertical en la façana que restava dempeus, les voltes interiors havien caigut etc. L'objectiu del projecte de restauració era recuperar l'estabilitat de la torre i consolidar-la. Les excavacions arqueològiques portades a terme durant la restauració van permetre documentar la torre i les estructures annexes. A la construcció inicial de tàpia se li afegí, al segle XI, el folre de pedra. Posteriorment, possiblement pels volts del segle XV, es tancà el recinte entorn la torre i s'hi construïren diferents edificis annexos, entre ells una construcció amb un possible aljub cobert amb volta. També en aquest moment s'obre una obertura a la planta baixa, a l'angle oest, a la qual s'adossen unes escales per accedir-hi. Aquest fet provocà la caiguda de part de la façana romànica al segle XVII, mentre que la de tàpia sembla aguantar ja que a l'interior han aparegut indicis d'ocupació en època contemporània.
"...on the floor of his room."
Besides attending a class today and writing reports, I spent the afternoon at a friend's house. We talked a lot and she put on some Eddie Izzard. It was fun. :)
I've been tagged. By Trixiepix. And just when I thought I'd wrap up the day and lay my thoughts to sleep... :)
Here we go:
#01 I (used to) change interests on a daily basis, so keeping up with 365 is sometimes a real pain the butt, but I'm determined to stick to, to prove myself I can go through with something - not just drop the idea before I've REALLY given it a go.
#02 I'm a pervert, I'm a poet, I'm a romantic soul.
I really like weird (and I do mean weird, Necrophilia variations is right up my alley) books and movies and music.
#03 When going out for a drink, I usually drink coffee, or during the winter, black tea, vanilla flavoured.
#04 I adore chocolate. The kind with 50 or more percent of cocoa. The bitterness tastes so sweet to me. :) Also, I like chocolate with chili peppers.
#05 Like Trixiepics, I get a kick out of organizing things. On my computer. Into folders and zip files and partitions and so on and so forth...
#06 I like to look at people. Not in a voyeur kind of way, I just like to look at people when I walk past them, to see their faces, to see what they're wearing, how fast they are walking. It interests me. :)
#07 I (used to) usually give up, if the results were not perfect the first time. I had to learn to deal with mistakes.
#08 REMOVED
#09 The first time I did a snow angel was a couple of days ago.
#10 I adore the feeling of fresh, clean hands. I just love it. It feels wonderful. :)
#11 My memory is like swiss cheese, but without the cheese. This is one of the reasons I began 365. To have something to remember ALL of the days by.
#12 I'd like to improve my photos, but lately I don't take enough time to produce results I'd be really proud of. Shame on me.
#13 Lately most of what I wear is black. Last year I was sort of getting into really coloured stuff, but this year I mostly go for black. (Except this one outfit I wear at home - yellow sweatshirt and red pants.)
#14 I thought for sure I wouldn't get tagged. :)
#15 I really like the 80's Yugoslavian punk/new wave scene. There's something about that era that I find so alluring I can't even say. The music, the rebel attitude. (Those days, there actually was something to rebel about. Nowadays, you can do almost whatever you like, so being a rebel these days is pretty much pointless.)
#16 I don't like sports. I don't like to do them. I don't like to watch. I was always absolutely horrible at team sports. The only exception is running. I like that, because sometimes that's when I'm most alone and have all my thoughts to myself.
Done! Woo-hoo! :)
That was a lot of text. Probably the longest description I'll ever write. :)
This was day fifty-seven.
Vegan Summer Potato Salad
▶ Adapted from:
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Authors: Julia Child, Jacques Pepin
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 1st edition (September 14, 1999);
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0375404317
ISBN-13: 978-0375404313
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▶ RECIPE
● INGREDIENTS
☞ 2 pounds large Yukon Gold potatoes
☞ 2 TBSP malt vinegar
☞ 1/3 cup vegetable stock or potato-cooking water
☞ 1 cup vegan mayonnaise (such as non-soy Just Mayo)
● EXTRAS
☞ 2/3 cup finely chopped onion
☞ 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
☞ 3 small radishes, roughly chopped
☞ 3 TBSP finely chopped dill pickle
☞ 3 TBSP chopped fresh scallions
☞ 1 TBSP capers
☞ 1 tsp ground white pepper
☞ 1 tsp ground mustard
☞ 1 tsp turmeric
☞ 1 dash Liquid Smoke
☞ 1 dash smoked paprika
☞ Kosher salt, to taste
● GARNISH
☞ Crisp whole red-leaf lettuce leaves
☞ Thinly sliced radishes
☞ Chopped scallion greens
● PROCEDURE
1) Peel the potatoes and slice each one lengthwise in half, or in quarters if very large; then cut crosswise into half-round or quarter-round slices, about 1/2 inch thick.
2) Put the slices in a saucepan with water just to cover and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt per quart of water. Bring water to a boil, and reduce to a simmer, uncovered. Cook the potatoes for 5 to 6 minutes, checking with a fork for cooked through, but still firm. Check frequently. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
3) Immediately remove from heat and drain into a colander, but save a cup of the cooking liquid for dressing the potatoes.
4) Add the malt vinegar to 1/3 cup of vegetable stock or the reserved potato water. Transfer the potatoes to a mixing bowl. Drizzle the vinegar/stock over the potato pieces, turning them gently to distribute evenly. Let sit 10 minutes to absorb the liquid.
5) Add potatoes to colander. Strain out any remaining liquid.
6) Return to mixing bowl. Add the onion, celery, pickle, scallions (reserving some for the garnish), capers, Liquid Smoke, and spices (minus the paprika and salt). Toss. Top with 2/3 cup of mayonnaise and, with a large rubber spatula, gently fold everything together until well blended. Taste the salad and add more salt, pepper, mayonnaise, or vinegar/stock as needed.
7) Cover the salad and set aside in the refrigerator for at least an hour or so before serving. If it is refrigerated longer, let it come back to room temperature before serving.
8) To serve, line a bowl or a platter with red-leaf lettuce, and mound the salad on top. Decorate at the last moment with radish slices, chopped scallion greens, and a couple of dashes of smoked paprika.
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I took this shot of the Manhattan Skyline from Liberty Island, New York City, in October 2004 with my first digital camera, a Fuji MX. Wish I'd had my Nikon D80 back then...but of course it didn't exisit at the time :-)
INFORMATION ON MANHATTAN ISLAND:
Manhattan is an island borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. With a 2006 population of 1,611,581[1] living in a land area of 22.96 square miles (59.47 km²), it is the most densely populated county in the United States at 66,940 residents per square mile (25,846/km²). It is also the second wealthiest county in the United States. The borough consists of Manhattan Island, Roosevelt Island, Randalls Island, almost 1/10th of Ellis Island, the above-water portion of Liberty Island, several much smaller islands, and a small section on the mainland of New York State adjacent to the Bronx.
Manhattan is a major commercial, financial, and cultural center of the United States, and to some extent, the world. Most major radio, television, and telecommunications companies in the United States are based here, as well as many news, magazine, book, and other media publishers. Manhattan has many famous landmarks, tourist attractions, museums, and universities. It is also home to the headquarters of the United Nations. Manhattan has the largest central business district in the United States, is the site of both the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and is the home to the largest number of corporate headquarters in the nation. It is indisputably the center of New York City and the New York metropolitan region, holding the seat of city government, and the largest fraction of employment, business, and recreational activities.
The name Manhattan derives from the word Manna-hata, as written in the 1609 logbook of Robert Juet, an officer on Henry Hudson's yacht Halve Maen (Half Moon). A 1610 map depicts the name Manahata twice, on both the west and east sides of the Mauritius River (later named the Hudson River). The word "Manhattan" has been translated as "island of many hills" from the Lenape language. The Encyclopedia of New York City offers other derivations, including from the Munsee dialect of Lenape: manahachtanienk ("place of general inebriation"), manahatouh ("place where timber is procured for bows and arrows"), or menatay ("island").
According to 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, there were 1,620,867 people residing in Manhattan on July 1, 2007. As of the 2000 Census, the population density of New York County was 66,940.1/sq mi (25,849.9/km²), the highest population density of any county in the United States. If the 2007 census estimates are accurate, then the population density now exceeds 70,595 people per square mile. In 1910, at the height of European immigration to New York, Manhattan's population density reached a peak of 120,250.299/sq mi (46,428.9/km²). There were 798,144 housing units in 2000 at an average density of 34,756.7/sq mi (13,421.8/km²). Only 20.3% of Manhattan residents lived in owner-occupied housing, the second-lowest rate of all counties in the nation, behind The Bronx.
Source: Wikipedia
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Né à Zurich en 1910, mort à Paris en 1999, Rolf Liebermann fut l’une des personnalités musicales majeures du XXe siècle. Compositeur, chef d’orchestre, metteur en scène, il dirigea successivement les Opéras de Hambourg (1959-1972) et de Paris (1973-1980). Au Palais Garnier, son nom est attaché, entre autres, aux Noces de Figaro dans la mise en scène de Giorgio Strehler (production reprise cette saison) ou à la création mondiale de la version en trois actes de Lulu dirigée par Pierre Boulez.
A l’occasion du centenaire de sa naissance, le Staatsoper de Hambourg s’associe à la Bibliothèque-Musée de l’Opéra et à l’Opéra de Paris pour rendre hommage à cette personnalité d’exception.
COMISSARIAT :
Mathis Auclair conservateur en chef à la Bibliothèque-musée de l'Opéra
Christophe Ghristi directeur de la dramaturgie à l'Opéra national de Paris
Martine Kahane directrice du Centre national du costume de scène de Moulins
Aurélien Poidevin attaché temporaire d'enseignement et de recherche à l'Université ParisVIII
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Range
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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First day back at school, I didnt have a class till 2, so I decided to take pictures with my friend Jesse. We Went inside this what appears to be small church from the outside, but is actually really big on the inside. It was really nice inside, took this quickly and then left cause they were getting ready to lock the doors. I shall return!
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 tail light 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
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
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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.
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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!
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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
Sauteing the leeks, onions, potatoes, garlic, dill, before adding the veggie stock.
Happy New Year!
I hope you're all well, and I hope this coming year is good to you.
Jan 1 2016 Swim-a-Month Club (video)
(I jumped in first and swam 2/3 of the way across while everyone else was getting undressed, before the camera could catch me. My yellow swim cap is visible as a dot far out in the water when Eric jumps in at around the 1-minute mark.)
Thanks to my brother Corey: if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have jumped in 2 years ago and started all this very wonderful nonsense.
I was away for 2 months in the summer (swimming in all 5 Great Lakes*) and although I was back to swim in the Gorge with my friends and neighbours on the last day of September, I missed August. So Janet, who started last February, was the first of us to complete 12 months in a row!
As usual, we stuffed ourselves after our swim with freshly baked bread, leek-and-potato soup, hot spiced apple juice, 2 kinds of pie (cherry & pecan), ice cream (if you can imagine!), cheese, chocolate, local preserves, and other goodies & warming beverages. If you come on Valentine's Day, make sure you bring a cup and a spoon! Special thanks to Franco for the loan of his fire pit: invaluable.
(Videos from the November and December meetings of the Swim-a-Month Club.)
See you on the jetty!
RWB
*Lake Superior at Marathon; Lake Huron at Parry Sound and Lion's Head; Lake Erie at Erieau; Lake Ontario at Sunnyside in Toronto; and Lake Michigan at the Ohio Street Beach in Chicago, the last 2 in the second half of September ...plus Lake Nippissing, Helen Lake, Lake St Clair, Paudash Lake, La Rivière Saguenay, Rivière St-Maurice, Rivière des Outaouais, and Lac Leamy.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 with lens M.Zuiko 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 ED EZ Micro four third. Taken Hand held at ISO 200, 1/100s, f/5.8 and focal length at 35mm (equivalent 70mm in Full frame sensor format)
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.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: THE DATE (1 of 1) /
LA CITA (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 33 of 36) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Shin: …but the fact is that I can't feel the same for you right now. I can't. I'm sorry.
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Shin: ...pero sinceramente, no puedo sentir lo mismo por ti ahora. No puedo. Lo siento.
LINKS:
- FOTOHISTORIAS en casa de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
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Part of a self-assigned series for my wife's upcoming book, "Dog O'My Heart" - Guinness and Robbie were in Monrovia, California at the time. Robbie is the son of some dear friends; Guiness is their bear-chasing rottweiler. We shot this in the shade of a porch - but with a 2PM afternoon sun - trying to beat a deadline for an evening Amtrak train back to Texas.
Camera: Hasslebad, 150mm lens
Film: Fujichrome 100, 120mm.
Scanned on a Nikon 9000 Coolscan.
Strobist data: Norman 4K pak, 1 head at 2K, through a single 72" Chimera soft box at left + reflector at right + used the sun light & balanced it for hairlight. Exposure was probably around 1/125 @ f/16 or so...verified with Polaroid PN55 Polapak film.
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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Jeff Buckley - Dream Brother from the album Grace
This song sends shivers down my back!!!
Play It Loud!!
There is a child sleeping near his twin
The pictures go wild in a rush of wind
That dark angel he is shuffling in
Watching over them with his black feather wings unfurled
The love you lost with her skin so fair
Is free with the wind in her butterscotch hair
Her green eyes blew goodbyes
With her head in her hands
and your kiss on the lips of another
Dream Brother with your tears scattered round the world.
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine
And nobody ever came...
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine
And nobody ever came...
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine
Nobody ever came
Nobody ever...
I feel afraid and I call your name
I love your voice and your dance insane
I hear your words and I know your pain
With your head in your hands and her kiss on the lips of another
Your eyes to the ground and the world spinning round forever
Asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over
Asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over
Asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over
Ah do you meet the one I love
and smell the one who loves you
Dream brother, dream brother, dream, dream
dream asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over
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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!"
1. Tratti di Provenza - Immersa in un lago di grano, 2. relax, 3. perfect sunset, 4. mollette - fuori dall'ordinario, 5. Tratti di Provenza - Papaveri, 6. Tratti di provenza - The lake in sky, 7. Terra di Normandia - notte sulla riva, 8. Tratti di Provenza - Campo di lavanda,
9. Inciampato?, 10. Terra di Normandia - Il faro di Fecamp, 11. Tratti di Provenza - Nuvole vanitose, 12. protezione (protection), 13. Terra di Normandia - Messaggi di sabbia, 14. ho trovato una conchiglia, 15. Tratti di Provenza - Grifone in volo, 16. Ne più ne meno di un fiore,
17. Tratti di Provenza - Pure Gold, 18. Terra di Normandia - Robert L. Millhollin - Oregon, 19. over the clouds, 20. Villa Pallavicini, 21. rice, 22. Two Brothers, 23. Marocco d'Africa - Sospiro, 24. Villa Pallavicini,
25. Il Piccolo Mostro (ruffiano), 26. Stintino Sunset, Sardegna, 27. gull on fly, 28. What news has he received?, 29. Marocco d'Africa - Bar Sport, 30. rosso di sera..., 31. playing hands, 32. bug,
33. pprrrrrrrrr..., 34. di notte, 35. tramonto sardo..., 36. Uno dei baci più belli che abbia visto, 37. Il Milione, 38. Villa Pallavicini, 39. Tratti di Provenza - allo specchio, 40. Villa Pallavicini,
41. Marocaine Gull - in fondo anche i gabbiani si meritano un ritratto, 42. Marocco d'Africa - la donna invisibile, 43. Marocco d'Africa - ll padrone del vicolo, 44. Partenza all'alba - Sunrise, 45. Terra di Normandia - Ein Deutscher Soldat, 46. Villa Pallavicini - Recinto, 47. prateria normanna, 48. punti di vista,
49. Marocco d'Africa - Meditation, 50. luna diurna, 51. Olanda - cercando gli zoccoli, 52. Marocco d'Africa - Il venditore di ciliege, 53. vivaio industriale, 54. Space Invaders, 55. Marocco d'Africa - miserabile allegria, 56. Touching the soul, not only the skin...,
57. bokeh floreale, 58. Tratti di Provenza, 59. two sisters, 60. Terra di Normandia - Mont Saint Michelle, Brittany, France, 61. Bambi, 62. volo, 63. Annnnd ACTION!, 64. l'area del Porto Antico,
65. il piccolo mostro, 66. Terra di Normandia - guardare i fedeli, 67. Terra di Normandia - Mont Saint Michelle, 68. Terra di Normandia - Cannonball, 69. Tratti di Provenza, 70. Già finito?!, 71. Nave Italia, 72. the end of the world
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg_0Obz8C6I
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
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!
More almost dead-on Functionalism by Aalto. The source, the museum suggests, is Mies's apartments at the Weissenhofsiedlung.. That seems reasonable, but if so, it just points out again the ways in which Aalto can't quite manage to be a typical Modernist. Not to say that Mies's facade is the most radical thing I've ever seen; I mean, Mies is sort of my go-to architect for Classically inflected modernism! But Aalto's facade here, again, dodges away at the last second: precast concrete structural units, sure, innovative ideas about mechanical services, yup, ribbon window.....ehh, sort of.
Check it out - just go to the museum link and pull up the elevation drawing. Look at how the gaps between the windows, which presumably do have some correspondence to interior need, work to set up another "ghost colonnade." And, unlike the Agricultural Cooperative (which had more traditional details), this colonnade is capped by a cornice, or at least a couple of attic stories, giving this a real base-middle-top organization. And, just as he did in the Aira flats and the Workers' Club, Aalto uses the gutters to break the facade down into manageable units. (They're not shown in the elevation drawing, but the different condition at the ground floor is apparent, and the photo here completes the picture.)
I'd like to stress that these "transitional" projects aren't just interesting to the degree that they're transitional: there are some clever design strategies employed here, things any architect might perhaps learn from. But within Aalto's biography, they're also crucial to having any understanding of the more famous work that follows. Remember, by the time of Aalto's celebrated 1930s work, he had been building for over a decade. This "minor" project was probably a pretty big deal for the office at the time. He clearly hadn't yet fully found his voice, as evidenced by the restless wanderings of his style, but he was working, he was designing, and he was developing mental habits. While ten years isn't so long in the grand scheme of an architect's career, I just imagine all the hours at the drafting table, all the ink, all the dust, all the painstaking efforts to get the proportions to work out. Would his fingers just forget how to work that way? Or would they end up doing some of it on their own, whatever else he was trying to do? Neither the Classical nor the Modern would ever completely disappear in Aalto's work, no matter how "organic" and "Finnish" it became.
1873 - Working in the mines came with big risk. There was a good chance of poisonous gasses or a collapse. After an accident remaining relatives often had no income at all. The miners had to leave there belongings and especially those of more value behind for relatives to claim in case of an accident.
Zeche H had a room where miners changed into their work clothes and put all there belongings in the steal baskets you see in the photo. A basket a person, clothes in the basket, watches and bracelets at curly stick-outs and rings and earrings at the top. He had to raise the basket before going underground. This so they knew who was underground.
More then a century later Zeche H closes it's doors. Most of the buildings are gone and yet to be torn down is this beautiful room with its thousands of baskets (up to 3382 or so).
when: april 2009
with: Bartje
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.
Liberamente ispirata,ma pienamente dedicata a due grandi esponenti di Flickr :
Alberta Dionisi ed Agedsenator .
Niente di particolare,ma quest'angolo mi ha catturato per il "genius-loci" di cui Vittorio è un maestro e per la "finestrella arcobaleno" che spero piaccia ad Alberta!!
Piornedo, Lugo (Spain).
ENGLISH
An hórreo (Spanish) is a granary built in wood (Iberia or Scandinavia) or stone (Iberia), raised from the ground by pillars ("pegollos", in Asturian, "esteos", in Galician) ending in flat stones or "mueles" or "tornarratas", to avoid the access of rodents. Ventilation is allowed by the grooves in its walls. In some areas, hórreos are known as hórreu, horru (Asturian), horriu (Leonese), hórreo, paneira, canastro, piorno (Galician), espigueiro, canastro, eira (Portuguese), stabbur (Norwegian), härbre or more precisely stolphärbre or stolpbod (Swedish)
Hórreos are mainly found in Northwest Spain (though there are also in other Northern villages). There are two main types of hórreo, rectangular-shaped, the more extended, typical from Galicia and square-shaped from Asturias, León and eastern Galicia. The oldest Spanish document containing an image of an hórreo is the Cantigas de Santa María by Alfonso X "El Sabio" (song CLXXXVII) from XII A.C. In this depiction, three rectangular hórreos of gothic style are illustrated. The longest hórreo in Galicia is located in Carnota, A Coruña and is 35 m long.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%c3%b3rreo
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CASTELLANO
Un hórreo (cabazo, cabaceiro, cabaceira, canastro o piorno en gallego; horru en asturiano y hurriu en cántabro) es un granero construido en madera o piedra, que se eleva del suelo mediante pilares o "pegollos", que están terminados en unas placas o "tornarratos" para evitar el acceso de roedores y que suele disponer de paredes con ranuras para que se ventile el interior.
Se usa para almacenar infinitos tipos de productos y enseres, destacando todo tipo de aperos de labranza, maíz, patatas, fabes, etc.
Hay quien afirma que la historia del hórreo comenzó con el Imperio Romano (horreum). Sería una tecnología que éste dejó, y que perduró en algunas partes del norte de la Península Ibérica como un medio eficaz para mantener el grano a salvo de los roedores. Lo que es seguro es que uno de los nombres actuales de esta edificación proviene del latín. Sin embargo, la tecnología constructiva básicamente ya es conocida en estadios civilizatorios muy anteriores a los romanos, en los propios territorios del Imperio, pero también en muchos otros lugares del planeta donde aquéllos nunca pisaron. En Europa se encuentran restos arqueológicos del Neolítico, y de la Edad del Hierro en las actuales Francia y Alemania, en contextos ligados a la práctica de la agricultura. Una de las representaciones gráficas más antiguas, también prerromana, se halla en Valcamónica, norte de Italia, que posee un importante conjunto de insculturas pétreas, atribuidas a los celtas lepónticos. Por lo tanto cabe también la posibilidad de que los hórreos del noroeste ibérico sean prerromanos, hipótesis no descartable, aunque tampoco demostrable a falta de hallazgos arqueológicos similares por ejemplo a los de la antigua Galia.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%c3%b3rreo
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.
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
Mary Bogdan participating in the current exhibition at the Pace/MacGill Gallery in NYC.
Pace/MacGill Gallery Exhibition
PACE/MACGILL GALLERY
32 EAST 57TH ST NEW YORK NY 10022 / PHONE 212.759.7999 / FAX 212.759.8964 / EMAIL info@pacemacgill.com
SELF-PORTRAITR: AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION CURATING THE FLICKR.COM
COMMUNITY
June 30 through August 25, 2006
Pace/MacGill Gallery and the School of Visual Arts’ graduate photography department are pleased to present an interactive exhibition of self-portraits drawn from Flickr.com, the online digital photo-sharing network. Flickr’s user base consists of over one million members who share images and image-related information. Two leading forces in the New York art world—-a major photography gallery and a top art school—-have joined together to observe this online conversation of image making.
The mining and showcasing of this material strives to engage and expand a rapidly growing virtual arts community. The exhibition will be accessible to both viewers and contributors alike via the Pace/MacGill website www.pacemacgill.com. Pace/MacGill’s gallery space will house ten computers on which visitors can peruse the pictures gathered from numerous global photographers as they would online. A few monitors will display slideshows of images specifically collected via the gallery website.
The exhibition will not only rely on the Flickr community for content, but will also depend upon the activity of the site’s users for the organization and editing of what is anticipated to be thousands of images from the age-old genre of self-portraiture. Whether the image is taken by a professional photographer overseas or by an amateur experimenting with a camera phone in New York City, each image posted on Flickr and “tagged” as a self-portrait will automatically be filtered and directed into the exhibition.
The Pace/MacGill Flickr interface, created by SVA’s Jeremy Chien and Stephen Jablonsky and programmed by Kelvin Luck, allows users to vote for favorites, track the most viewed image, and create categories. Sorting options or subcategories (self portrait “with mirror” or at “beach,” for example) within the virtual exhibition will enable further definition and refinement.
The work in the exhibition will perpetually expand with the proliferation of users until the popularity of each category aids in its editing. As more images are collected and more users are interacting with the site to make selections, the work will become more discerning and interesting. One can choose the role they wish to assume: curator, artist, etcetera. With every click of the mouse, viewers become participants; the interactive community defines the exhibition. The hope is that the final result will be a 50 print exhibition of images chosen by the community.
The School of Visual Arts is widely recognized as one of the finest art schools in the country for its innovative and experimental program philosophies, its participation in the cultural life of New York City, and its unparalleled faculty comprised of professional artists. The MFA Photography, Video and Related Media department has been a leader in the implementation of photography in the digital world. The exhibition has been assembled by Pace/MacGill Gallery, Jeremy Chien, and Stephen Jablonsky. Chien and Jablonsky are both alumni and faculty members at the School of Visual Arts’ MFA program in Photography, Video and Related Media. UK web developer Kelvin Luck programmed the exhibition software to search, filter and explore Flickr.com.
Gallery summer hours are: Monday-Thursday, 9:30-5:30, and Friday, 9:30-4:00. The gallery will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Summer hours begin on June 20 and continue through Labor Day.
Thanks, BILLY Q...