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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: MUSE CONCERT AT BARCELONA: PALAU SANT JORDI (2 of 9): Testing... /
CONCIERTO DE MUSE EN BARCELONA: PALAU SANT JORDI (2 de 9): Ensayando...
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 25 of 115) PAG: Entrada, 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.
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Every morning this little bird sings in the balcony of my apartment, which is in the sixth floor...
Todos os dias, pelas manhãs, por volta das 7 horas, esse bem-te-vi pousa no parapeito de minha varanda. Especialmente naqueles dias em que sou - como todos nós - acometido de ondas de tristeza, ele me reestabelece o humor e dá uma alegria toda especial, com seu divertido e repetido canto...
Para ele, dedico esse poema de Pedro Salinas:
Soy feliz en un trino
tembloroso de pájaro
que alguien mandó bajar
hasta este desamparo
a decir que se vuelve
con los ojos cerrados,
sin moverse, siguiéndole
a aquel mundo perdido
donde hubo tanto canto.
Soy feliz por el verde
tierno que está apuntando
en esas hojas nuevas,
las que tanto tardaron,
sin que desesperarse,
ni en las nieves más blancas,
de esperarlas, el árbol.
Fe, se la dio el recuerdo:
en la oscura memoria
de frondas que pasaron
futuros se sentían
de innumerables mayos.
Soy feliz en el aire,
dejándome en sus brazos
volar donde ellos vuelen
a sus rumbos, sin clave,
mejores que mis pasos.
Me ciñen, me arrebatan
sin sentir casi. Porque
el aire lleva al colmo
las ternuras del tacto.
Y tan puro es su cuerpo
que al mayor arrebato
en que su amor me envuelve
es igual al descanso.
Soy feliz en la luz,
en luz enajenado.
Huyo, salgo de mí,
entro en ella y me aclaro.
Tan dorada dulzura
abejas misteriosas,
que están al otro lado
del día, en las colmenas
nocturnas, la fabrican,
libando en los jardines
de los luceros altos.
No quiero ser dichoso,
caricias, con mis manos.
No quiero ser feliz
en besos, en los labios,
sin cesar inventores
de espléndidos engaños:
ni con el alma casi
quisiera. Hay almas torpes.
Ahora voy retirándome
ya de mí, hacia vosotros,
inevitables sabios
del aire, por el aire.
Feliz seré mirando
alas felicidades
que susurran, que vuelan
de la rama y del pájaro,
lentamente olvidado
de mí, ya sin memoria.
Feliz por los caminos
que cerrados tenia
y me abren los vilanos.
Lo que yo no acerté
otros me lo acertaron.
I have had kind of this shot in my head for a while, but in mono. This was the original idea today as well, but the striking blue color at dusk was to good to throw away.
Believe it or not, this is straight out of the raw file. No color boosting. Should really be viewed large on black
Taken for my Project 365. Your comments are appreciated, it gives me the motivation to continue.
www.aljsad.net/showpost.php?p=1115071618&postcount=1637
تحضيرة ياخذ نص ساعة او ساعة الا ربع .
قبل الفرن :
بعد الفرن :
الخضار :
حسب الرغبة , تقطع اما شرايح او مكعبات وتشوى بمحمصة الخبز او الشواية لين تميل للاستواء + رشة زيت زيتون وملح وفلفل اسود
زي الصورة هنا :
اثناء شوي الخضار
اعجن عجينة التارت .. من هنا اخذت الفكرة
غيرت فيها ..
كوب دقيق + بيضة مخفوقة مع ملعقة صغيرة سكر ونصف ملعقة ملح
ملعقة اكل زيت زيتون .. الموية بدون قياس لين تتكون لي عجينة شبة لينة ميب لينة حيل .
طلعت معي مقرمشة بعد الفرن , اللي يحب لينة حيل يضيف زبدة بدال زيت الزيتون .
ادهن القوالب بزيت واكور العجينة لكور واضغطها بالقوالب على شكل تارت .
صوص بقاعدة التارت
ملعقة صغيرة خردل + ملعقة اكل مايونيز + كاتشب
بعد خلطهم مع بعض , اوزعه على قوالب التارت .
احط الخضار بعد الشوي + جبن تشيدر مبشور
وادخله الفرن مايطول يمكن 15 دقيقة .
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اللي يحب النكهة قوية يضيف بهارات او اعشاب حسب الرغبة .
YA RABBİ
Seni tarif etmektedir bütün güzel isimler
Sen güzel isimlerini aşikar etmezsen ruhum karanlıkta kalır
Esmaül Hüsna’na şahit yaz beni...
Ya Rabbi
Sana söyleyeceklerim
Senin kudretin için Yeterli gelmez biliyorum
Ancak gözüme görünen
Gönlüme değdirdiğin güzellikler kadar
Cümle kurabilirim
Sen'den başkasına boyun eğdirme bizi...
Benim kendi varlığım hakkındaki hesabım eksik çıkar.
Yokluğumu hesap edip bana yeten Sensin.
Benim kendi ihtiyaçlarıma dair hesaplarım yanlış çıkar.
İhtiyaçlarımın hesabını bilip kafi eyleyen Sensin.
Emellerim hesaba gelmez, arzularım sayıya dökülmez.
Defterimden yanlışlarımı çıkar ki, hesabım kolay olsun.
İhtiyaçlarımın en küçüğüne, hayallerimin hiçbirine elim yetişmez.
Kalbimin sızılarını topla ki, hesaba gelir duam olsun...
EL-HASÎB C.C.
Kullarına yeten, Hesap Görücü, her şeyi saymışcasına bilen,
onları hesaba çeken...
Cenab-ı Hak buyuruyor:
"...Hesap görücü olarak ALLAH yeter." (Nisa, 6)
Her insan kendisini ağır hesaptan kurtarmak için çalışmalı, ALLAH'ın belirlediği sınırlara dikkat etmeli, ahiretteki hesabının hafif olması için daha bu dünyada iken kendisini hesaba çekip yanlışlarını düzeltmelidir.
Cumanız mübarek olsun;
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: Naruto VS Sasuke
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 01 of 23) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Naruto: Why don't we go back to the village and get something to eat?
/
Naruto: Porqué no nos vajamos al pueblo y nos pedimos algo para comer?
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de Naruto en Grupo en el Foro: miPullip
- See more photos at: Renske‘s Flickr
The first female/male house finch I have seen in months...
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A bright red and brown-striped bird of the cities and suburbs, the House Finch comes readily to feeders. It also breeds in close association with people, and often chooses a hanging plant in which to put its nest.
Description
* Medium-sized finch.
* Male bright red on head, chest, and rump; female brown and striped.
* Bill short and thick, with rounded top edge.
* Two thin white wingbars.
* Size: 13-14 cm (5-6 in)
* Wingspan: 20-25 cm (8-10 in)
* Weight: 16-27 g (0.56-0.95 ounces)
Sex Differences
Male red, female grayish brown with stripes.
Sound
Song a hoarse warble that goes up and down rapidly. Call note a sharp "cheep."
Conservation Status
Common and benefiting from human development. Eastern populations cut in half by eye disease in the last decade. To find out more about this disease and learn how you can help track it and its effects, go to the House Finch Disease Survey home page, or here for an article on the topic from Birdscope. You can help scientists learn more about this species by participating in the Celebrate Urban Birds! project.
Other Names
Roselin familiar (French)
Gorrión doméstico, Gorrión común, Gorrión mexicano (Spanish)
Cool Facts
* The House Finch was originally a bird of the southwestern United States and Mexico. In 1940 a small number of finches were turned loose on Long Island, New York, and they quickly started breeding. They spread across the entire eastern United States and southern Canada within the next 50 years.
* The red or yellow color of a male House Finch comes from pigments that it gets in its food during molt. The more pigment in the food, the redder the male. Females prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find, perhaps assuring that they get a capable male who can find enough food to feed the nestlings.
* When nestling House Finches defecate, the feces are contained in a membranous sac, as in most birds. The parents eat the fecal sacs of the nestlings for about the first five days. In most songbird species, when the parents stop eating the sacs, they carry the sacs away and dispose of them. But House Finch parents do not remove them, and the sacs accumulate around the rim of the nest.
Info from: www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/House_Finch...
I just ran out to our garden to take a couple of shots with a new toy... I do all of my macro photography with a Canon 500D close-up lens attached to my Nikkor 18-200mm VR zoom lens.
I bought another 500D to fit my 50mm f1.4 lens and it arrived today... I just had to try it out!!!
(If you are unfamiliar with the Canon 500D... it is a diopter lens that attachs to the front of a regular lens using the threads that a lens filter screws into. I love using it... enough to get one in a different diameter so that I could use my really fast 50mm lens for close-up work too).
A HOT DAY IN TUCSON:
To escape the heat of 110+ degrees in the valley in Tucson, Arizona, on June 17, 2007 we drove up to the nearly 8,000 ft. elevation of Mount Lemon, where the temperature plumeted to 78 in the 40 minutes it took to drive to the top. This is a photo I took at Windy Vista Point about halfway up the mountain. You can see the road we traveled up through the mountains, and in the far distance the city of Tucson. It was a spectacular view at Windy Vista Point for we could see the city of Tucson sprawled out in the valley below, and the mountains of Sonora, Mexico in the far distance.
I lived south of Tucson from 1984 until 1999 (in Green Valley, Amado and Sahuarita) and worked in Nogales and Tucson for several years before moving to Washington DC. This photo was taken on my the first trip back to Tucson in over 8 years... it sure was sure nice to see the "old pueblo" again and the beauty of the desert, mountains and wide open spaces of the beautiful State of Arizona.
INFORMATION ON MOUNT LEMMON:
Mount Lemmon is in the Santa Catalina Mountains located in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, AZ. It is 9,157 feet above sea-level, and receives approximately 180 inches of snow annually. Mount Lemmon was named in honor of Sarah Lemmon, wife of botanist John Gill Lemmon, who trekked to the top of the mountain with her husband in 1881.
A small town called Summerhaven is on the mountain, which includes many cabins only occupied part of the year. Much of this town was devastated by the Aspen Fire of 2003, and recovery is still taking place. It is near Ski Valley which is the southernmost ski destination in the continental United States.
The location 'Windy Point' was built by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, using a large number of prisoners over a period of 18 years.
The Catalina Highway goes from the east side of Tucson up to Summerhaven, at the top of Mt. Lemmon. The beautiful, curving road is a favorite drive for tourists, for locals escaping summer's heat, for motorcyclists, and cyclists. The highway has been improved recently, but the speed limit has also been lowered to 35 MPH (56 km/h) due to concerns about the highway's safety during peak traffic times.
Source: Wikipedia
www.axiomestates.com/real-estate/properties.php?city=Kolk... Shristi&curr=inr
Nestled amidst lush green surroundings of 3.28 acres, a new realty project Shanti Shristi offers a variety of single and double storied luxurious designer bungalows near Santiniketan scheduled for completion by October 2008. Overlooking myriad water bodies, the project offers a total of 70 units in G + 1 and G + 2 structures fashioned to offer all the modern comforts, while retaining the natural splendour of Santiniketan. The bungalows named as Phalguni (12 units), Gitali (40 units), Rajarshi (10 units), Nalini (14 units) are a unique blend of nature and technology equipped with private gardens and well tended lawns. Surrounded by extensive greenery, a walkway, jogging lanes, landscaped gardens and pathways blended into the natural surrounding with an 'adda' joint, moreover an up to date spa within Shanti Shristi adds passion to the wellness of mind and soul truly formulating it to be a desired abode of peace.
polaroid supercolor 3500
600 film
paris 20 eme
07/01/09
14H56
Le rêve-et-là-teur
Notre pensée cherche des révélations. Elle rêve de bas en haut et non de haut en bas. L’homme ne saurait prétendre de voir et de rêver le monde vu du ciel. Si observer le monde d’en haut constitue en soi le privilège de quelques-uns, par le biais de machines volantes ou de résurrections célestes, je préfère alors le regard naïf et spontané de l’ingénu, nu de toute suffisance d’images et de figures imposées par l’arbitraire de quelques censeurs. À la convocation d’images maintes fois rééditées, je préfère la production d’images en contre-plongée, issue de la liberté et du désir de voir et d’interpréter. « N’est-ce pas plutôt un encombrement pour la pensée qui, ainsi toute peuplée de figures d’emprunt, ne dispose plus d’aucun champ où tracer elle-même des figures ? » 1.
Ici, devant cette photographie, vue et capturée d’en bas, je vois à travers des yeux affranchis, les contours, les flous et les perspectives d’un instant. Cavité de notre pensée, la tête s’incline spontanément en direction de la voûte atmosphérique, couvercle de ce paysage ramifié de reflets et de béton. Un monde vu d’en bas qui révèle ici un ciel autant impénétrable que profond, autant support de formes qui nous font sens que support de d’ouvertures et de projections. L’extrême simplicité et même primitivisme de ce regard photographique nous donne à voir l’expression d’une posture tendue vers la toiture de ses rêves, la tentative d’une offrande sans destinataire, pleine d’aspirations et d’inspirations. Dans sa poésie Jean Cocteau écrivait :
Le ciel a ses étoiles,
La terre ses bordels.
Cri du Christ déchirez le voile.
Jésus couronné de cris d’hirondelles,
Apparaissez tonnez dans votre magnésium ;
Incendiez la presse et prenez loin de l’homme
Ma photographie éternelle.
Utopies, rêves et échappées, provoquent la part de l’invisible et de sublime du visage de notre commun. Une illusion me diront quelques uns. Mais si l’illusion n’est que duperie de la réalité de notre monde bien pensant, je lui donnerais mille fois raison, car elle est nécessitée pour continuer produire des images vues de la terre, les seules qui expriment les mirages, l’espérance de voir plus loin. Modeste et candide, en quête de nouveaux sens, notre regard tourné vers le ciel est rêve-et-là-teur.
galilée ©
1. Jean Dubuffet, Asphyxiante culture, Paris, Editions de minuit, 1986, p.57
took several shots from the sidewalk. there was a crowd of indian people chatting to the right of me. so i got this view - sewer on my shot.. wasn't trying to be prejudice by saying "indian people". i could tell they were - maybe pakistani - who knows. women wore their nice dresses or wrap. they were just loud! and i didn't understand what they were speaking....
"look at this idiot here trying to take a pic of the sewer!. ha - hah...." (translated in english) - one indian or pakistani man probably said to his friends and family....
lol.... who knows what they said about me..
my family were taking a walk & when they say me they thought i was part of them... they were laughing. "we can't tell if that was you. lol", they said.... (it's my dark skin) it was funny...
but i wish i was on the other side though after looking @ my pics....... it's crappy..
bad or good - all comments are welcome.....
Las mecánicas de la representación teatral y los desafíos que encaran actores y directores son los temas que toca "Estado de ira", la obra de Ciro Zorzoli que se presentará desde el 20 de agosto en el teatro Sarmiento.
La trama del espectáculo transcurre en una supuesta dependencia pública en las afueras de la ciudad, donde un grupo de empleados se dedican a instruir a actores y actrices de reemplazo para las obras que están en cartel en los teatros del centro.
En la noche que transcurre la pieza deberán preparar a una actriz para que cubra el rol de Hedda Gabler, de la obra homónima de Henrik Ibsen, de acuerdo a las normas vigentes.
Paola Barrientos, Diego Velázquez, María Inés Sancerni, Carlos Defeo, Diego Rosental, Vanesa Maja, Gabriel Urbani, Dalila Romero, Cecilia Meijide, Marina Fantini y Pablo Castronovo integrarán el elenco de la obra, que tendrá iluminación de Eli Sirlin y escenografia y vestuario de Oria Puppo.
"Estado de ira" se presentará de jueves a domigos a las 21 en la sala de Avenida Sarmiento 2715.
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No usar esta imagen en páginas web, blogs u otros soportes sin mi autorización, © Todos los derechos reservados.
Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
See the article at www.eriegaynews.com/news/article.php?recordid=201110pride...
Erie Pride Parade & Rally a Great Time!
by Michael Mahler
On Saturday, August 27, about 230 people participated in the Erie Pride Parade & Rally. This year’s Pride events were organized by the Pride Planning committee, which is an informal coalition of groups and individuals.
Parade
About 100 people marched in the parade from the Zone Dance Club to Perry Square. John Daly King was the Grand Marshal for the parade, in a convertible driven by Caitlyn. Also in the parade were beloved local gay icons Jesse and Ricardo, who rode their tandem bike.
Parade units included
Lake Erie Belly Dance
Doctor Who contingent
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
Erie Gay News
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Latonia Theatre
PFLAG Butler
Erie Sisters
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie
Community United Church
OUT (Pittsburgh newspaper)
There were also many people marching as individuals, as well as a float carrying current and former Miss Eries.
Rally
The rally in Perry Square begins at 2 PM and will include speakers and performers. Please check in at the registration table when you arrive in Perry Square. The rally will include a variety of vendors and information booths.
Speakers and performers included:
Greg Rabb, Openly gay Jamestown City Council President and Councilman at Large
Misty Kall, Miss Erie 2011
Rich McCarty of Equality PA, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and Community United Church
Chris Wolfe, Erie Idol finalist 2011
Tammie Johnson, 2 term President of ACLU-NWPA
Brian T, singer, also with Pittsburgh Out TV
Jason Landau Goodman, founding Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition. The first and only youth-led statewide LGBTQ organization in the nation
Michelle Michaels, Former Miss Erie and Coordinator for FACE Show at Zone
Fiona Hensley, Chair of the Student Network Across Pennsylvania, SNAP, Regional Chair of the Erie-West region for SNAP and President of Queers and Allies at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Diva D’Vyne
Games
The Dunk a Drag Queen game was very popular! We look forward to making this an annual tradition
Donors
Many businesses and organizations gave generously to help support Pride this year. These included
AdultMart
Allegheny College Bookstore
BeautiControl
Blue Heron Inn
Body Language
Chicory Hill Herbs
Coca-Cola/Erie
Country Fair
Craze Night Club
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Douglas Kolcun
Drenched Fur
Earthshine Company
Eerie Horror Film Festival
emma's revolution
Erie Book Store
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Department of Health
Erie Playhouse
Erie Seawolves
Erie Sisters
Erie Spine and Wellness
Family United Counseling
Gaudenzia / SHOUT Outreach
Giant Eagle - Buffalo Road
Glass Growers
Good Health Rejuvenation
Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Inc.
Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
Hollywood Stories
Horomanski's DJ'ing Services
JR's Last Laugh
Kensington Books
La bella
Larese Floral Design
LBT Women
Lion's Den Adult Super Store
MLR Books
Pennsylvania Coaltion to End Homelessness
Pie in the Sky Cafe
Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse
Sam's Club
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Silk Screen Unlimited
Smith's Hot Dogs
State Farm Insurance Agent Natalie Braddock
Tanglez Hair and Nail Studio
The Ringbearer
Tops Friendly Markets - W 38th St
Wegman's- Peach St
Wendy's of Erie
Zone Dance Club
Committee Members & Volunteers
Many people from the committee worked hard to make the day enjoyable for everyone! Committee members included
Season
Chris
Preston
Mark H
Erin Moll
Amy
Sue McCabe
Alex
Jeff H
John Daly King
Kerry
In addition to the committee members, volunteers included:
Kevin Schultz
Dok
Johauna
Wanda
Bob H
Eric Rogers
Maria S.
Deb Spilko
Brian
Info Tables & Vendors
Info tables included:
Adagio Health
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NWPA Chapter
Community United Church
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Equality Pennsylvania
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Human Relations Commission
Erie Gay News
Erie Sisters
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
SafeNet Center
United Way of Erie County
Voices for Independence
Vendors included
BeautiControl
Book Merchant
Christopher's Novelty Gifts
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Collecting Food
We collected 23 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA.
I recently acquired a Gibson SG Special in bad shape. I took it to a luthier to see what could be done. It turned out that besides the finish, the guitar is fine. Rick Mullen, the luthier, and I decided to do a makeover. He striped off the old finish, sanded it down a hair and is refinishing it in dark green satin. I chose dark green because I love the color and thought it would look good with the ebony fretboard. Most SGs are either cherry, black, or white. This should turn out to be a very unique looking instrument.
Photos taken by Rick.
Rick, besides being a luthier, is also a bass player and played with Commander Cody for many years. If you live in the Hudson Valley region and love guitars, a trip to his workshop is well worth the trip.
www.andreasooch.net/RickMullen/luther.htm
Rick is visible at 2:24
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9QIpSg6E_k&feature=related
Don't miss the before pictures in the top right corner.
originally built as Phoenix Cotton Mill aka Nashville Cotton Mill • by 1910 building vacant • that year, Jackson TN's Southern Engine & Boiler Works (photo) — said to be top US producer of boilers & gas engines — sold its 4-year-old Marathon motor car division to Nashville investors, who moved it to this building in 1910
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historic marker:
MARATHON MOTOR CAR
The marathon motor car was manufactured here 1914*–1918 by Southern Motor Works (later called Marathon). Four models, all touring cars, were powered by engines of four cylinders, 30/35 hp and Sixes of 50 hp, with wheelbases from 9'8" to 12'5". The plant closed operations in 1914 due to financial difficulties but continued a parts & service business until 1918.
*production actually began in 1910-11
• Marathon motor car originally introduced as Southerner, 1907 • Nashville plant began with 75 employees and plans to produce 5 cars/day • actual production eventually averaged 60 cars a month • total Marathon production unknown; 8 cars known to exist • all parts manufactured in-house • conceived as low-powered car at exceptionally low price • cars sold well via nationwide & international dealerships
• offered models w/4-or-6 cylinder engines producing up to 50 hp • by 1914 model names based on an Olympic theme: Champion, 45 hp, 123" wheelbase, seven-passengers, $1,800; Winner, 35 hp, 118" wheelbase, $1,350; Runner, 25 hp, 106" wheelbase, $950 • each model came in touring car and roadster versions • adjustable windshields, gas headlamps & two side oil lights • 4 cylinder engines standard on all models
• by 1914 all Marathons equipped with electric lights • 1915 models were last built at this factory • company went bankrupt, 1914, due to mismanagement and legal issues • Herff-Brooks of Indianapolis — distributors and stockholders in company — took over & produced Marathon motorcars one more year • vacated building later housed Werthan Bag Company, 1922-28 • Werthan’s were family depicted in 1989 film, Driving Miss Daisy
• Marathon building purchased by Barry Walker, 1987, converted to
studios, brewery, etc., renamed Marathon Village • 4 block complex of artists' & photographers' studios, offices, radio station, fitness center, distillery, taproom, artisan shops, Antique Archaeology, more...
• 2014 Southern Engine & Boiler Works photo • After Bright Future, Marathon Sputters Out -Tennessean • Marathon history • Wikipedia • Historic Marathon Motor Works village rises from rubble -Auction Central News • history • National Register #95001482, 1996
See the article at www.eriegaynews.com/news/article.php?recordid=201110pride...
Erie Pride Parade & Rally a Great Time!
by Michael Mahler
On Saturday, August 27, about 230 people participated in the Erie Pride Parade & Rally. This year’s Pride events were organized by the Pride Planning committee, which is an informal coalition of groups and individuals.
Parade
About 100 people marched in the parade from the Zone Dance Club to Perry Square. John Daly King was the Grand Marshal for the parade, in a convertible driven by Caitlyn. Also in the parade were beloved local gay icons Jesse and Ricardo, who rode their tandem bike.
Parade units included
Lake Erie Belly Dance
Doctor Who contingent
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
Erie Gay News
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Latonia Theatre
PFLAG Butler
Erie Sisters
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie
Community United Church
OUT (Pittsburgh newspaper)
There were also many people marching as individuals, as well as a float carrying current and former Miss Eries.
Rally
The rally in Perry Square begins at 2 PM and will include speakers and performers. Please check in at the registration table when you arrive in Perry Square. The rally will include a variety of vendors and information booths.
Speakers and performers included:
Greg Rabb, Openly gay Jamestown City Council President and Councilman at Large
Misty Kall, Miss Erie 2011
Rich McCarty of Equality PA, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and Community United Church
Chris Wolfe, Erie Idol finalist 2011
Tammie Johnson, 2 term President of ACLU-NWPA
Brian T, singer, also with Pittsburgh Out TV
Jason Landau Goodman, founding Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition. The first and only youth-led statewide LGBTQ organization in the nation
Michelle Michaels, Former Miss Erie and Coordinator for FACE Show at Zone
Fiona Hensley, Chair of the Student Network Across Pennsylvania, SNAP, Regional Chair of the Erie-West region for SNAP and President of Queers and Allies at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Diva D’Vyne
Games
The Dunk a Drag Queen game was very popular! We look forward to making this an annual tradition
Donors
Many businesses and organizations gave generously to help support Pride this year. These included
AdultMart
Allegheny College Bookstore
BeautiControl
Blue Heron Inn
Body Language
Chicory Hill Herbs
Coca-Cola/Erie
Country Fair
Craze Night Club
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Douglas Kolcun
Drenched Fur
Earthshine Company
Eerie Horror Film Festival
emma's revolution
Erie Book Store
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Department of Health
Erie Playhouse
Erie Seawolves
Erie Sisters
Erie Spine and Wellness
Family United Counseling
Gaudenzia / SHOUT Outreach
Giant Eagle - Buffalo Road
Glass Growers
Good Health Rejuvenation
Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Inc.
Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
Hollywood Stories
Horomanski's DJ'ing Services
JR's Last Laugh
Kensington Books
La bella
Larese Floral Design
LBT Women
Lion's Den Adult Super Store
MLR Books
Pennsylvania Coaltion to End Homelessness
Pie in the Sky Cafe
Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse
Sam's Club
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Silk Screen Unlimited
Smith's Hot Dogs
State Farm Insurance Agent Natalie Braddock
Tanglez Hair and Nail Studio
The Ringbearer
Tops Friendly Markets - W 38th St
Wegman's- Peach St
Wendy's of Erie
Zone Dance Club
Committee Members & Volunteers
Many people from the committee worked hard to make the day enjoyable for everyone! Committee members included
Season
Chris
Preston
Mark H
Erin Moll
Amy
Sue McCabe
Alex
Jeff H
John Daly King
Kerry
In addition to the committee members, volunteers included:
Kevin Schultz
Dok
Johauna
Wanda
Bob H
Eric Rogers
Maria S.
Deb Spilko
Brian
Info Tables & Vendors
Info tables included:
Adagio Health
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NWPA Chapter
Community United Church
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Equality Pennsylvania
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Human Relations Commission
Erie Gay News
Erie Sisters
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
SafeNet Center
United Way of Erie County
Voices for Independence
Vendors included
BeautiControl
Book Merchant
Christopher's Novelty Gifts
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Collecting Food
We collected 23 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA.
The Castle of Heidelberg viewed from another not typical point of view. Thanks for this idea Marcello. Shot made during our photowalk (Flickr Klub Karlsruhe).
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Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans.
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Caenomorpha medusula atraviesa el agua a la velocidad del rayo, como un meteorito indeciso que duda donde caer y en su caída gira, se desploma y vuelve a subir para intentarlo de nuevo. Con su cuerpo de medusa y su cola de cometa es también un ciliado tan extraño como difícil de fotografiar, no se detiene a descansar, infatigable y rápido este minúsculo ser parece tener en su interior la energía de los astros.
La parte anterior de Caenomorpha se despliega como el sombrero de una medusa rematada en varios penachos de cilios, unos lo rodean y otros lo recorren en su longitud formando una cresta de hilo. Bajo este sobrero de copa redonda, el cuerpo de Caenomorpha se estrecha y estrecha hasta formar una larga cola y desaparecer, gracias a ella, los movimientos no son tan erráticos y sostienen al ciliado en su carrera loca por el agua, como la cola de una cometa en el cielo.
La boca de Caenomorpha no se abre en su extremo sino bajo el sobrero, queda así - aunque no tiene dientes- protegida de los golpes que pudiera darse en su alocada carrera. En su interior dos macronúcleos y un micronúcleo se encargan de pilotar esta descontrolada nave y de intervenir en los procesos de reproducción. A su lado, un hueco esférico no es más que una vacuola contráctil que a ritmo de corazón bombea el exceso de agua que puede haber quedado atrapada en su interior.
Caenomorpha medusula vive en las aguas sobrecargadas de materia orgánica y en las que falta el oxígeno, aún así, Caenomorpha parece respirar y muy bien, porque nunca se fatiga, a nosotros nos ha dejado con la lengua fuera después de una loca carrera de persecución y ahora necesitamos descansar.
Nuestro ciliado de hoy, Caenomorpha medusula, procede de unas muestras recogidas hace cinco días días en la Laguna de las Sanguijuelas, junto a Vigo de Sanabria y en el incomparable marco del zamorano Lago de Sanabria y ha sido fotografiado a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia .
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
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Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
In late summer the brilliant scarlet of Cardinal Flower flashes from the marshes, stream banks and low woods. Called "America's favorite" and "spectacular", its extremely showy blossoms can be recognized at considerable distance. Few native plants have flowers of such intense color as this common herbaceous perennial.
The blossoms are delicate, gradually opening from bottom to top on two to four foot spikes. Five petals are united into a scarlet two-lipped corolla. The lower lip has three very prominent lobes; the upper lip has two small ones. Five stamens are joined forming a red tube around the style and are topped by bearded anthers which form a mustache-looking brush.
Beneath the flower spikes are numerous dark green leaves, tapered at both ends. A moderately tall plant, stout and erect, it is the favorite of our ruby-throated hummingbird, who obliges as a pollinator. The many seeds come in two-celled pods which open at the top.
Cardinal flowers can be grown in full sun or very light shade but probably grow best in filtered light. Mulch to keep the roots moist. Seeds planted in the summer form rosettes of foliage which stay green through the mild winter of the South. Be careful to keep leaves and debris from smothering these rosettes.
Beautiful but deadly, this plant has been used as a medicine but is also very poisonous. It contains fourteen alkaloids similar to those in nicotine. Extracts of the leaves and fruit produce vomiting, sweating, pain and finally death.
The Cardinal Flower is a member of the Bluebell Family, Campanulaceae. It was named after the Flemish botanist, Matthias de L'Obel (1538-1616).
From Wikipedia:
Lobelia cardinalis, the Cardinal Flower, is a perennial that grows 2-4 feet tall and is found in wet places, streambanks, and swamps. Leaves are lanceolate to oval and toothed. The plant flowers during the summer, with vibrant red blooms cited by Roger Tory Peterson as "America's favorite". A white form is also known. Discovered in Canada by explorers, it was sent back to France in the mid 1620s. The name Cardinal flower was in use by 1629, likely due to the similarity of the flower's colour to the miters of Roman Catholic Cardinals [1]. It can be found in North America from New Brunswick, to Florida to Texas to Minnesota, though it is most concentrated in Southern Ontario, New Brunswick, Michigan, and Minnesota[2][3]
North American indigenous peoples used root tea for a number of intestinal ailments and syphilis. Leaf teas were used by them for bronchial problems and colds, inter alia. The Meskwaki people used it as part of an inhalant against catarrh. Although related to tobacco, it was apparently not smoked, but may have been chewed. [4] The plant contains a number of alkaloids. As a member of the genus Lobelia, it is considered to be potentially toxic.[2]
Lobelia cardinalis is related to two other wildflowering plants common to the Eastern United States: Indian Tobacco and Great Lobelia, all of which display the characteristic "lip" petal near the opening of the flower and the "milky" liquid the plant excretes. It has been known to cause an upset in the digestive system when consumed.
Recently returned from two days spent at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and this is one of many photos I took while there. We stayed at the historic El Tovar Hotel, situated just along the rim - what a great location! I hadn't been to the Grand Canyon in 15 years and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the breath-taking landscapes once again.
INFORMATION ON THE GRAND CANYON:
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
Longstanding scientific consensus has been that the canyon was created by the Colorado River over a six million year period. The canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to 29 km) and attains a depth of over a mile (1.83 km) (6000 feet). Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. The canyon began in the west, followed by another that formed in the east. Eventually, the two broke through and met as a single majestic rent in the earth some six million years ago. The merger apparently occurred where the river today bends to the west, in the area known as the Kaibab Arch.
Before European immigration, the area was inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
The Grand Canyon is a massive rift in the Colorado Plateau that exposes uplifted Proterozoic and Paleozoic strata, and is also one of the six distinct physiographic sections of the Colorado Plateau province. The Grand Canyon is unmatched throughout the world for the vistas it offers to visitors on the rim. It is not the deepest canyon in the world — Cotahuasi Canyon (11598 feet or 3535 m) and Colca Canyon (10499 feet or 3200 m), both in Arequipa, Peru, and Hells Canyon (7,993 feet or 2436 m) on the Oregon-Idaho border, are all deeper — but Grand Canyon is known for its overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape. Geologically it is significant because of the thick sequence of ancient rocks that are beautifully preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon. These rock layers record much of the early geologic history of the North American continent.
About 600 deaths have occurred in the Grand Canyon since the 1870s. Some of these deaths occurred as the result of overly zealous photographic endeavors, some were the result of airplane collisions within the canyon, and some visitors drowned in the Colorado River. Many hikers overestimate their fitness level, become dehydrated and confused, and must be rescued. The Park Service now posts a picture of an attractive and fit young man at several trailheads with the caption "Every year we rescue hundreds of people from the Canyon. Most of them look like him", in an attempt to discourage hikers from feats which are beyond their abilities.
According to Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon, 50 fatalities have resulted from falls; 65 deaths were attributable to environmental causes, including heat stroke, cardiac arrest, dehydration, and hypothermia; 7 were caught in flash floods; 79 were drowned in the Colorado River; 242 perished in airplane and helicopter crashes (128 of them in the 1956 disaster mentioned below); 25 died in freak errors and accidents, including lightning strikes and rock falls; 47 committed suicide; and 23 were the victims of homicides.
Source: Wikipedia
Cementiri de Montjuïc - Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
All Saints' Day (also called All Hallows or Hallowmas), often shortened to All Saints, is a feast celebrated on November 1 in Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity in honour of all the saints, known and unknown. In terms of Roman Catholic theology, the feast commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in heaven, while the next day, All Souls' Day, commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven.
In the early Church, Christians would celebrate the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ (known as the saint's "birth day") by serving an All-Night Vigil, and then celebrating the Eucharist over their tomb or the shrine at their place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to transfer relics, and to celebrate the feast days of specific martyrs in common. Frequently, a number of Christians would suffer martyrdom on the same day, which naturally led to a joint commemoration. In the persecution of Diocletian the number of martyrs became so great that a separate day could not be assigned to each. But the Church, feeling that every martyr should be venerated, appointed a common day for all.
The Western Christian holiday of All Saints Day falls on 1 November, followed by All Souls' Day on 2 November, and is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Latin Rite Roman Catholic Church.
The feast of All Saints, on its current date, is traced to the foundation by Pope Gregory III (731-741) of an oratory in St Peter's for the relics "of the holy apostles and of all saints, martyrs and confessors, of all the just made perfect who are at rest throughout the world", with the day moved to 1 November.
In Portugal, Spain and Mexico, ofrendas (offerings) are made on this day. In Spain, the play Don Juan Tenorio is traditionally performed. In Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain people bring flowers to the graves of dead relatives.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints
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CASTELLANO
El Día de Todos Los Santos es una solemnidad cristiana instituida en honor de Todos los Santos, conocidos y desconocidos, según el papa Urbano IV, para compensar cualquier falta a las fiestas de los santos durante el año por parte de los fieles.
En los países de tradición católica, se celebra el 1 de noviembre; mientras que en la Iglesia Ortodoxa se celebra el primer domingo después de Pentecostés; aunque también la celebran las Iglesias Anglicana y Luterana. En ella se venera a todos los santos que no tienen una fiesta propia en el calendario litúrgico. Por tradición es un día feriado no laborable.
La Iglesia Primitiva acostumbraba celebrar el aniversario de la muerte de un mártir en el lugar del martirio. Frecuentemente los grupos de mártires morían el mismo día, lo cual condujo naturalmente a una celebración común. En la persecución de Diocleciano el número de mártires llego a ser tan grande que no se podía separar un día para asignársele. Pero la Iglesia, sintiendo que cada mártir debería ser venerado, señalo un día en común para todos. La primera muestra de ello se remonta a Antioquia en el Domingo antes de Pentecostés.
Gregorio III (731-741) consagro una capilla en la Basílica de San Pedro a todos los Santos y arregló el aniversario para el 1 de noviembre. La basílica de los Apóstoles que ya existía en Roma, ahora su dedicación seria recordada anualmente el 1 de Mayo. Gregorio IV extendió la celebración del 1 de Noviembre a toda la Iglesia, a mediados del siglo IX. La vigilia parece haber sido llevada a cabo antes que la misma fiesta. Y la octava fue adicionada por Sixto IV en el siglo XV.
Esta vigilia, resultó sin embargo, coincidir con la celebración pagana de Samhain el 31 de octubre, ahora llamado Halloween (nombre que proviene de la frase "All hallow's Eve" o "Víspera de Todos los Santos" entre los anglosajones), que marcaba el final del año celta. En esta fecha se celebraba entre los antiguos, la apertura dimensional entre el mundo tangible y el mundo de las tinieblas. Y que no tiene que ver con la fiesta cristiana de Todos los Santos.
En España, dentro de la tradición católica se realiza una visita a donde yacen los seres queridos. Es el día del año en que más flores se venden.
En Cataluña se celebra la denominada castañada en la que se comen boniatos al horno, castañas y unos dulces especiales para este día llamados panellets. Hay una costumbre de dibujar y recortar una mujer asando castañas con siete piernas, a la que se le corta una pierna cada día hasta el día de la celebración.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%c3%ada_de_Todos_Los_Santos
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Un toit à tout prix Documentaire. Réalisé par Jacques Cotta et Pascal Martin. Produit par France 2.
26e numéro de la série "Dans le secret de..."
Wladimir et Isabelle travaillent tous deux aux Archives nationales. La venue d'un deuxième enfant les conduit à s'interroger sur les possibilités de trouver un logement légèrement plus grand.
Pour cela, il faudra explorer toutes les pistes...
Première étape, les agences immobilières. Du centre de Paris aux arrondissements périphériques, à quelle superficie prétendre lorsqu'on jouit d'un peu plus de 3000 euros de revenu mensuel ? Visites, rencontres, discussions, négociations... Brice, responsable immobilier dans le 18e arrondissement de Paris "joue la vérité des prix". Alors que d'autres laissent miroiter comme possible ce qui se révèle illusoire aux yeux de notre jeune couple, celui-ci ne cache pas qu'aujourd'hui Paris est devenue, comme la plupart des grandes villes de France, une cité interdite pour les travailleurs qui n'ont pour vivre que le produit de leur travail, souvent réduit à un salaire qui n'a pas suivi le coût de la vie, notamment de la spéculation qui a frappé l'immobilier...
Et le logement social ? Dans la file d'attente d'une mairie d'arrondissement à Paris, confrontation entre Wladimir et quelques demandeurs de logement dont la fiche technique laisse perplexe. Rencontre avec un public concerné, "jeunes ou vieux, français ou étrangers, travailleurs ou retraités". Révélations de la responsable du logement. Les ventes à la découpe allongent les listes. Des dizaines de milliers de familles confrontées à ce phénomène à Paris, comme dans les autres grandes villes, se tournent aussi vers des services sociaux surchargés.
Et les petites annonces ? Que reste-t-il pour ces millions qui, contrairement à notre couple, n'ont pas un tel salaire ou pas de garantie de l'emploi ? Voyage des tentes de "médecins du monde" aux campings qui en périphérie sont parfois le lieu de résurgence des bidonvilles d'antan, peuplés par des salariés qui n'ont d'autre choix pour vivre.
Du maire de la Ferté Alais à Wlad et Isabelle, en passant par Brice, le responsable immobilier ; Greg, le manager d'agence ou Stéphane, le négociateur de logements, l'histoire de Wlad et Isabelle nous fait découvrir des situations plus surprenantes les unes que les autres. Un constat stupéfiant et affolant !
www.halemfrance.org - Association des HAbitants de logements éphémères ou mobiles
See the article at www.eriegaynews.com/news/article.php?recordid=201110pride...
Erie Pride Parade & Rally a Great Time!
by Michael Mahler
On Saturday, August 27, about 230 people participated in the Erie Pride Parade & Rally. This year’s Pride events were organized by the Pride Planning committee, which is an informal coalition of groups and individuals.
Parade
About 100 people marched in the parade from the Zone Dance Club to Perry Square. John Daly King was the Grand Marshal for the parade, in a convertible driven by Caitlyn. Also in the parade were beloved local gay icons Jesse and Ricardo, who rode their tandem bike.
Parade units included
Lake Erie Belly Dance
Doctor Who contingent
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
Erie Gay News
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Latonia Theatre
PFLAG Butler
Erie Sisters
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie
Community United Church
OUT (Pittsburgh newspaper)
There were also many people marching as individuals, as well as a float carrying current and former Miss Eries.
Rally
The rally in Perry Square begins at 2 PM and will include speakers and performers. Please check in at the registration table when you arrive in Perry Square. The rally will include a variety of vendors and information booths.
Speakers and performers included:
Greg Rabb, Openly gay Jamestown City Council President and Councilman at Large
Misty Kall, Miss Erie 2011
Rich McCarty of Equality PA, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and Community United Church
Chris Wolfe, Erie Idol finalist 2011
Tammie Johnson, 2 term President of ACLU-NWPA
Brian T, singer, also with Pittsburgh Out TV
Jason Landau Goodman, founding Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition. The first and only youth-led statewide LGBTQ organization in the nation
Michelle Michaels, Former Miss Erie and Coordinator for FACE Show at Zone
Fiona Hensley, Chair of the Student Network Across Pennsylvania, SNAP, Regional Chair of the Erie-West region for SNAP and President of Queers and Allies at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Diva D’Vyne
Games
The Dunk a Drag Queen game was very popular! We look forward to making this an annual tradition
Donors
Many businesses and organizations gave generously to help support Pride this year. These included
AdultMart
Allegheny College Bookstore
BeautiControl
Blue Heron Inn
Body Language
Chicory Hill Herbs
Coca-Cola/Erie
Country Fair
Craze Night Club
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Douglas Kolcun
Drenched Fur
Earthshine Company
Eerie Horror Film Festival
emma's revolution
Erie Book Store
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Department of Health
Erie Playhouse
Erie Seawolves
Erie Sisters
Erie Spine and Wellness
Family United Counseling
Gaudenzia / SHOUT Outreach
Giant Eagle - Buffalo Road
Glass Growers
Good Health Rejuvenation
Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Inc.
Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
Hollywood Stories
Horomanski's DJ'ing Services
JR's Last Laugh
Kensington Books
La bella
Larese Floral Design
LBT Women
Lion's Den Adult Super Store
MLR Books
Pennsylvania Coaltion to End Homelessness
Pie in the Sky Cafe
Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse
Sam's Club
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Silk Screen Unlimited
Smith's Hot Dogs
State Farm Insurance Agent Natalie Braddock
Tanglez Hair and Nail Studio
The Ringbearer
Tops Friendly Markets - W 38th St
Wegman's- Peach St
Wendy's of Erie
Zone Dance Club
Committee Members & Volunteers
Many people from the committee worked hard to make the day enjoyable for everyone! Committee members included
Season
Chris
Preston
Mark H
Erin Moll
Amy
Sue McCabe
Alex
Jeff H
John Daly King
Kerry
In addition to the committee members, volunteers included:
Kevin Schultz
Dok
Johauna
Wanda
Bob H
Eric Rogers
Maria S.
Deb Spilko
Brian
Info Tables & Vendors
Info tables included:
Adagio Health
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NWPA Chapter
Community United Church
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Equality Pennsylvania
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Human Relations Commission
Erie Gay News
Erie Sisters
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
SafeNet Center
United Way of Erie County
Voices for Independence
Vendors included
BeautiControl
Book Merchant
Christopher's Novelty Gifts
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Collecting Food
We collected 23 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA.
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That is what he is known as, so at this point i think you should open up another window in your internet browser and google him or check out the website www.thejesusguy.com . The site was made by a movie director whom actually has made a documentary film on James.
James which he goes by is his middle name and he does not say he is Jesus but at first glance he sure does look like him, wearing only a robe and walking the country barefoot, James has traveled to 47 states and several different countries. With only a bible and his toothbrush. He doesnt use money and wont accept it, he lives off of what he is given.
So today i was killing a hour before i had to pick my father up from a meeting and i saw a man who looked like Jesus walking down a major road bare foot, so having my camera on me i instantly turned around and snapped some shots of him while he was walking. I then decided to get out of the car and talk to him, i talked to him for almost a hour and even walked about a mile with him as he was heading to Tampa.
He never once pressed Religion on me, he asked about my beliefs but never went further than that, i then brought it up later on. He was the most warm hearted man i have ever met in my life and if anyone ever see him, i really think you should take the time to talk to him.
I am not a very religious person and its a rather hot topic with me, but after speaking with him i feel my spiritual beliefs have become more open.
Thank you James and i hope to see you again in the future, my prayers are with you on your Journey.
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According to Wikipedia, the Clouded Leopard is a cat found from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into China, and has been classified as vulnerable since 2008 by IUCN. Its total population size is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a decreasing population trend, and no single population numbering more than 1,000 adults. The clouded leopard is considered to form an evolutionary link between the big cats and the small cats. The Sunda Clouded Leopard found on Sumatra and Borneo is genetically distinct and has been considered a separate species since 2006. Both species are the smallest of the big cats, and are not closely related to the leopard. Clouded Leopards weigh between 25 and 51 lbs (11.5 - 23 kg). Females vary in head-to-base-of-tail length from 27 to 37 inches (69 - 94cm), with a tail 24 to 32 inches (61 - 81cm) long. Males are larger at 32 to 43 inches (81 - 109cm) with a tail 29 to 36 inches (74 - 91cm) long. Their shoulder height varies from 20 to 22 inches (51 - 56cm). They have exceptionally long, piercing canine teeth, the upper being about three times as long as the basal width of the socket. The upper pair of canines may measure 1.6 inches (4cm) or longer. They are often referred to as a “modern-day saber tooth” because they have the largest canines in proportion to their body size, matching the tiger in the length of their canines.
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I know this is a bit long but I thought it was a cute poem!
I Found a Four-Leaf Clover
by Jack Prelutsky
I found a four-leaf clover
and was happy with my find,
but with time to think it over,
I’ve entirely changed my mind.
I concealed it in my pocket,
safe inside a paper pad,
soon, much swifter than a rocket,
my good fortune turned to bad.
I smashed my fingers in a door,
I dropped a dozen eggs,
I slipped and tumbled to the floor,
a dog nipped both my legs,
my ring slid down the bathtub drain,
my pen leaked on my shirt,
I barked my shin, I missed my train,
I sat on my dessert.
I broke my brand-new glasses,
and I couldn’t find my keys,
I stepped in spilled molasses,
and was stung by angry bees.
When the kitten ripped the curtain,
and the toast burst into flame,
I was absolutely certain
that the clover was to blame.
I buried it discreetly
in the middle of a field,
now my luck has changed completely,
and my wounds have almost healed.
If I ever find another,
I will simply let it be,
or I’ll give it to my brother—
he deserves it more than me.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: Miyavi and Natalia / Miyavi y Natalia
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 20 of 28) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Miyavi: You mean here?
Natalia: No-ho... XD I mean “a little bit lower”
Miyavi: If I get down a little bit more we'll have a problem... XD
Natalia: (fuckyeah)
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Miyavi: Aquí?
Natalia: No-ho... XD “Un poco más abajo”
Miyavi: Si bajo más tendremos problemas... XD
Natalia: (fuckyeah)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Mad_Pullips' Miyavi Collaboration
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Miyavi y las Pullips de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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.
"It's hard to be a man
But I'm doing all I can
I'm ready to give this all I have
I'm ready to be amazed
'Cause I'm standing here alone
Trying to make this life my own
And nothing will keep this heart from beating
I'm still breathing
Promise me some dignity
If I were to stand and die here
'Cause my heart is somewhere else
It's a pain I've never felt
Time's racing (Please slow down)
I got to find my way out
I'm hopeless (But hoping)
My lungs won't fail me now
'Cause I'm still breathing."
--"Still Breathing" by Mayday Parade
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This is Russell Sweet. Some of you have seen him before in my photos. He's such a good model. I have so many pictures from today. I can't wait to share them.
This is part of a series. = ) Read the description on the set page.
I’ve lost them.
I was away for 3 weeks and returned to a shell that left nary a sign of its past existence.
Only 3 weeks ago, I was standing in the living/bedroom with an old woman while she watched television from her couch. I had walked up to the second floor with a low attic where the son slept, that had a narrow window looking out to towering corporate buildings.
I planned to return with photos for them and inquire more about their new home that supposedly had new toilets and better electricity fixtures.
But I took for granted that they would be there when I returned. After all, they did say that they were holding out to the end when the place would be flattened in December.
Part of Shanghai Stories: The Lives Within series. The Turquoise House (1)
The house before it was demolished. [2] [3] [4]
Update: Adam over at Shanghai Scrap has been writing lot on the accelerating demolition of historic architecture in Hongkou District, the latest of which looked at East Seward Road (now known as Dong Changzhi Lu). He links to Paul French who has also written extensively about the now flattened East Seward Road and Hongkou here and here.
"in the flesh" ( part 7 )
year : 2008
placement : left arm / near the elbow
complete time : 4 hours so far,lots more to do
Chronology : 10th session
So continuing my matrix theme, the rabbit and the pills are to the left,
just barely going out onto my bicep,and the cables continue to wrap.
the cord on the far bottom right actually goes just barely onto the actual elbow bone.
its going to be "plugged into" my elbow when its finally finished.
The large "E" is the symbol for the last band i was in, Ermorden.
out of the 4 of us i am the only one with any ink from that band time.
for those who don't know,being in a band of struggling musicians,and
playing shows,writing songs,and trying to record an album is not
easy / always fun work.Dealing with everyones schedules and attitudes is
much like having 3 girlfriends all at once. at least,when it works right it is.
you all hang out,combine your creative ideas and efforts and all feel
the dissapointment when things go sour.
i put 2 years of my life into this band. writing and recording music.
lining up live shows around seattle,and training to do the best
performances we could. the artwork,samples, swag design and
flyers were just one element that i had on my plate. Designing music videos and creating DVDs of our live shows was also mine.
I may play the drums, so its easy to say, "oh .. he just hits things."
i helped write and create all of our songs,not just create the rhythm.
but the truth was i felt like the Dad of the band most of the time.
nobody felt it harder when things fell apart and the band self-destructed.
I haven't been in a band since. i still do music on the side with the
guitarist , but its nowhere near the intensity of being in an active band.
this is my tombstone for that group,i guess you could say.
My fond farewell.
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Vulcani in podcast su Freerumble.
In questo audio il vulcanologo dell'Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) Girolamo Milano, ci descrive il seamount Palinuro, posto nel Tirreno meridionale.
La figura mostra una mappa schematica tridimensionale del complesso vulcanico sottomarino del seamount Palinuro. L'immagine è stata ottenuta da dati batimetrici multibeam. I risultati dello studio sono pubblicatin in: S. Passaro, G. Milano, C. D’Isanto, S. Ruggieri, R. Tonielli, P. P. Bruno, M., E. Marsella (anno 2010): DTM-Based morphometry of the Palinuro seamount (Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea): Geomorphological and volcanological implications. Geomorphology, Vol. 115, issue 1-2, 129-140.
In collaborazione con Italian Podcast Network (IPN). /
In this podcast the INGV volcanologist Girolamo Milano, shows us the seamount Palinuro, located in the southern Tyrrhenian sea.
The figure shows a map of the Palinuro seamount, resulting from the processing of multibeam swath bathymetry. Figure from: S. Passaro, G. Milano, C. D’Isanto, S. Ruggieri, R. Tonielli, P. P. Bruno, M., E. Marsella (year 2010): DTM-Based morphometry of the Palinuro seamount (Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea): Geomorphological and volcanological implications. Geomorphology, Vol. 115, issue 1-2, 129-140
In collaboration with Italian Podcast Network
Raccoon ~ Wingham Wildlife Park ~ Wingham ~ Kent ~ England ~ Friday January 2nd 2015.
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Raccoon ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~The raccoon (Listeni/ræˈkuːn/, Procyon lotor), sometimes spelled racoon, also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon and colloquially as coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in) and a body weight of 3.5 to 9 kg (8 to 20 lb). Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur which insulates against cold weather. Two of the raccoon's most distinctive features are its extremely dexterous front paws and its facial mask, which are themes in the mythology of several Native American tribes. Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for up to three years. The diet of the omnivorous raccoon, which is usually nocturnal, consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods, and 27% vertebrates.
The original habitats of the raccoon are deciduous and mixed forests, but due to their adaptability they have extended their range to mountainous areas, coastal marshes, and urban areas, where some homeowners consider them to be pests. As a result of escapes and deliberate introductions in the mid-20th century, raccoons are now also distributed across the European mainland, the Caucasus region and Japan.
Though previously thought to be solitary, there is now evidence that raccoons engage in gender-specific social behavior. Related females often share a common area, while unrelated males live together in groups of up to four animals to maintain their positions against foreign males during the mating season, and other potential invaders. Home range sizes vary anywhere from 3 hectares (7 acres) for females in cities to 50 km2 (20 sq mi) for males in prairies. After a gestation period of about 65 days, two to five young, known as "kits", are born in spring. The kits are subsequently raised by their mother until dispersal in late fall. Although captive raccoons have been known to live over 20 years, their average life expectancy in the wild is only 1.8 to 3.1 years. In many areas, hunting and vehicular injury are the two most common causes of death.
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: TITLE: LENN'S ARRIVAL /
TÍTULO: LA LLEGADA DE LENN
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 09 of 26) 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.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Cíen: One of this days I will kick your brain “by mistake”... you know
Lenn: XD
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Cíen: Cualquier día se me va a escapar una patada en la cara…
Lenn: XD
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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Tragedy at Six Bells
By David John Withers, Brynmawr
My father worked in the colliery all his life and I sort of followed him into the pit. I went to work in Six Bells Colliery at 17 years of age.
When I first went on the 0.18 coal face as a collier's helper I was introduced to my 'batty' Reggie Poe who showed me the tools we were using and two chalk marks 15 yards apart on the coal face. This was our working place, 15 yards long by 4-foot-6 deep by 5 feet high. I thought 'bloody hell' - it seemed a huge amount of coal to shift.
Although the other coal faces in our district were more modern with hydraulic roof supports, we were still using the older friction posts and linked bars. I've still got the scars where one of the bars came down on me!
We had quite a few problems with gas on the 0.18 coal face and the dust was killing. At times the conveyor would start up and you couldn't see each other until the dust settled down.
As boys we often refused to go onto the face because of the amounts of dust there - being youngsters we stuck together even when the officials threatened to send us home. It wasn't much of a threat as I was only earning about £6 odd!
I had been working about two years when the explosion happened. I was working on the 0.18 face at Six Bells on the 'turning shift' and arrived at the colliery on the bus to see the place in turmoil and heard that an explosion had happened. As the explosion had occurred at our place of work, we offered to go down and help as we knew the place, but the Rescue Brigade had it under control and wouldn't let us go down.
It's hard to say my feelings about it all. We knew there was gas there and they said a spark had set it off. I had mostly enjoyed the colliery up to then. I remember four of the men who died - I used to give them snuff with powdered bark mixed in as a joke - there was a good spirit amongst the men at the pit.
Once the explosion had happened it put me off. I finished and I put my notice in soon after. I was too young to lose my life in the colliery. If I had been working the day shift that week it would have been me. The explosion opened my eyes to the dangers and I went into the construction industry instead - I was always good with my hands. The pit made me grow up.
The deaths of 45 men killed 50 years ago in a colliery explosion have been remembered with a service at the site.
A gas explosion ripped through the Six Bells colliery near Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent at 10.45am on 28 June 1960.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, led a service of remembrance at the site.
He also unveiled a memorial to the tragedy, a 20m high sculpture of a miner by Sebastian Boyesen.
Bares, A Coruña (Spain).
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Solanum dulcamara, also known as bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, climbing nightshade, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, trailing bittersweet, trailing nightshade, violet bloom, or woody nightshade, is a species of vine in the potato genus Solanum, family Solanaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, and widely naturalised elsewhere, including North America, where it is an invasive problem weed. It occurs in a very wide range of habitats, from woodlands to scrubland, hedges and marshes. It is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region and was first spotted in 1843.
Bittersweet is a semi-woody herbaceous perennial vine, which scrambles over other plants, capable of reaching a height of 4 m where suitable support is available, but more often 1-2 m high. The leaves are 4-12 cm long, roughly arrowhead-shaped, and often lobed at the base. The flowers are in loose clusters of 3-20, (1-1.5 cm) across, star-shaped, with five purple petals and yellow stamens and style pointing forward. The fruit is an ovoid red berry about 1 cm long, soft and juicy, poisonous to humans and livestock but edible for birds, which disperse the seeds widely. As with most Solanum species, the foliage is also poisonous to humans.
Bittersweet is used in naturopathy and herbalism. Its main usage is for conditions that have an impact on the skin, mucous membrane and the membrane (synovial membrane) around the joints. Bittersweet is considered by some to be a herbal remedy for treating herpes and allergies.
Although fatal human poisonings are rare, several cases have been documented. The poison is believed to be solanine.
Other common names for Solanum dulcamara include trailing nightshade, bittersweet, trailing bittersweet, climbing nightshade, blue bindweed, bitter nightshade, fellenwort, dogwood, woody nightshade, poisonflower, poisonberry, snakeberry, and scarlet berry.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_dulcamara
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CASTELLANO
Dulcamara es una planta trepadora del género Solanum. Es nativa de Europa y Asia, extendiéndose por todo el mundo, en Norteamérica esta considerada un problema por ser una hierba invasora. Se desarrolla en todo tipo de terrenos.
La dulcamara es una planta herbácea perenne capaz de alcanzar los 4 metros de altura, aunque la mayoría no llega a los 2 m. Las hojas son de 4-12 cm de largo en punta de flecha y lobuladas. Las flores están en racimos de 3 a 20 y están formadas por cinco pétalos púrpura y estambres amarillos. La fruta es una baya roja ovoide, venenosa para los humanos y el ganado pero comestible para los pájaros que dispersan sus semillas. El follaje es también venenoso para los seres humanos.
La Dulcamara se utiliza como planta medicinal para afecciones de la piel y alergias del Herpes.
El botánico francés Gastón Bonnier, quién conoció la planta en Manaos-Brasil y en el alto Amazonas, al llegar a Paris, cura a muchas personas que padecían un número de enfermedades. Los misioneros salesianos le dieron el nombre de dulcamara ya que en latín significa “agridulce”, también se la conoce como hoja de la vida.
El tallo o la raíz es la utilizada para las infusiones, las hojas se las digiere puras, no se las puede poner en agua caliente porque le quita todo el valor curativo.
En tintura madre, el extracto total de dulcamara es empleado en fitomedicina para el tratamiento de las alergias; sola o asociada a otras plantas. Debe cuidarse la dosis para no acarrear toxicidad.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_dulcamara
Excerpts from www.nhi.gov.ph//index.php?option=com_content&task=vie...
Article by: Dr. Augusto V. de Viana
In facing his critics, RM harbored no ill feelings toward them. One of his most bitter
critics was Congressman Mario Bengzon who had the habit of hitting the President
on the floor of Congress. When Magsaysay met Benzon face to face during a
social function, the President embraced him and told him that he is doing a great
job in Congress. RM.s gesture so disarmed the Congressman that he never spoke
against the President again.
As the highest official of the land, Magsaysay was dedicated to the reform
of the government and its machinery. Otherwise he feared that the people would be
driven to the arms of the communists who were promising heaven on earth. Even
when he was Secretary of Defense he dismissed outright military personnel who
were remiss in their duties. In one of his midnight inspection trips he personally
surprised a sleepy sergeant guarding an ammunition dump in Central Luzon and
outrightly dismissed the commanding of!cer. As President he !red people whom
he perceived as corrupt. He never hesitated to punish the guilty public of!cial,
no matter if he was a relative or a friend. He was also tough on his relatives and
supporters did not want the people to think that their closeness to him would give
them favors.
Magsaysay canceled a contract entered into by his uncle, Ambrosio
Magsaysay, to supply coal to the Cebu Portland Co. although his predecessor had
approved the documents. RM withdrew approval of a trip to Europe by his brotherin-
law, Aurelio Bengzon, and instructed his cabinet secretaries not to permit any
of his relatives to go abroad on of!cial missions. RM dismissed his Executive
Secretary, Fred Ruiz Castro, for approving the hiring of a nephew-in-law, Feliciano
de la Gala, in Washington, D.C. as a casual employee, even Mrs. Magsaysay
requested for it. He also dismissed Gregorio Lecaros of the Central Bank for
soliciting donations to the Christmas festival held annually at Malacañang.
Magsaysay forbade his younger brother Gene to run as a political candidate
and barred the entry of 2,000 Chinese immigrants because three senators lobbied
for it. He withdrew approval by Col. Osmundo Mondoñedo for the exchange of
!rst-class Philippine rice for an imported foreign brand. He told his friend Joseph
Arcache that he could not approve the re"oating of a Japanese submarine for
scrap iron because the businessman had offered half of his pro!ts in the deal.
On March 15, two days before his tragic death one of RM.s cousins,
newsman Vicente del Fierro, came to the President.s bedroom and asked him
to donate a band for the district !esta of Project 4 (Quezon City). The President
asked if it was necessary to donate a band. His cousin replied that Sen. Claro M.
Recto who was eyeing the presidency that year had already donated one. The
President laughed saying .Never mind. If the election was to be decided by a
band, let Recto win.. Del Fierro left the bedroom without getting anything.
When RM.s family left Malacañang a week after his death, all that was
left of his paycheck was P650. When asked why so little was left of RM.s pay,
Mrs. Magsaysay explained that this was the average (sometimes P1,000) that she
received from the President.s monthly salary because all their family expenses
were deducted from it from the very !rst day he assumed the presidency.
In fact she said, .he even instructed the Palace kitchen to deduct from his
salary the cost of food consumed when our children brought their classmates in
for lunch or merienda.
The Magsaysay administration was so spotlessly transparent that the
gaffes attributed to him and circulated apparently to "aunt his ill mastery of English
must have been launched by the spurned lobbyists who saw no other way to get
back at him than to poke fun at his shortcoming.
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: INVISIBLE FRIEND 2011 (1 of 1): Nublanca's presents /
AMIGO INVISIBLE 2011 (1 de 1): Los regalos de Nublanca
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 05 of 26) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
- Inside the envelope there was a letter with several photos.
Lenn: (Hey what a girl!! She's hot XD Is this my present??? *¬*)
Rach: Look! It says “Dal”
Mia: Then this is for us! I ask first!
Nice: Girls don't fight until you know what it is. Maybe it isn't worthy to fight for it. You first fix the best prey and then you fight for it. It comes in the manual Learn how to be a compulsive buyer :)
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- Dentro del sobre había una carta con varias fotos.
Lenn: (Menuda tía!! Está jamona XD Es este mi regalo??? *¬*)
Rach: Mira! Ahí pone “Dal”
Mia: Entonces es para nosotras! Me lo pido!
Nice: No os peleéis hasta ver lo que es niñas. A lo mejor no merece la pena pelearse por ello. Primero se fija la mejor presa y luego se lucha por ella. Viene en el manual de Aprende a ser compradora compulsiva :)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
On Black Definately best viewed Here!
I just love our sunsets lately, The sky is so filled with color. Nature is amazing!
We are just starting out for our evening walks when the sun begins to go down now with the shorter days, So I am lucky enough to see this beauty every day! A bit of camera feedback on this but I don't mind lens flare on sunset shots :)
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Seattle Sunrise & Sunset times for November 2008 (47.60342,-122.32971)
Sunrise @ 7:00 am Sunset @ 4:45 pm Waxing crescent
Date Sunrise Sunset ~ Date Sunrise Sunset
Nov 5, 2008 7:00 am 4:45 pm ~ Nov 6, 2008 7:01 am 4:44 pm
Nov 7, 2008 7:03 am 4:42 pm ~ Nov 8, 2008 7:04 am 4:41 pm
Nov 9, 2008 7:06 am 4:40 pm ~ Nov 10, 2008 7:07 am 4:38 pm
Nov 11, 2008 7:09 am 4:37 pm ~ Nov 12, 2008 7:10 am 4:36 pm
Nov 13, 2008 7:12 am 4:35 pm ~ Nov 14, 2008 7:13 am 4:34 pm
Nov 15, 2008 7:15 am 4:33 pm ~ Nov 16, 2008 7:16 am 4:32 pm
Nov 17, 2008 7:18 am 4:31 pm ~ Nov 18, 2008 7:19 am 4:30 pm
Nov 19, 2008 7:21 am 4:29 pm ~ Nov 20, 2008 7:22 am 4:28 pm
Nov 21, 2008 7:23 am 4:27 pm ~ Nov 22, 2008 7:25 am 4:26 pm
Nov 23, 2008 7:26 am 4:25 pm ~ Nov 24, 2008 7:27 am 4:24 pm
Nov 25, 2008 7:29 am 4:24 pm ~ Nov 26, 2008 7:30 am 4:23 pm
Nov 27, 2008 7:31 am 4:23 pm ~ Nov 28, 2008 7:33 am 4:22 pm
Nov 29, 2008 7:34 am 4:21 pm ~ Nov 30, 2008 7:35 am 4:21 pm
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This Tuesday we had a beautiful day. -10 degrees C, clouds but no snow, and no wind. I decided to head outside the city for some serious winter photography. Just before my bus stop I spotted this beautiful deer stag standing in the snow! Well, when I got off the bus I stalked around a hill and mounted my long lens to try and capture it, thinking I had the chance for my photo of the year. But as soon as I spotted it, it spotted me. Darn! I stood still for a few minutes but it wouldn't leave me with its eyes. As soon as I took a step it ran away. And yeah, by then the other stag and the two does had become visible too. So I had to settle for a few shots of them flying away. It's not great, not well focused, but I had to upload it anyway. Also, I'm running away to Stockholm now! Will be back before New Year.
ps. The rest of the day resulted in some amazing winter scenics, which I will share with you next year. So it wasn't a total bust after all, far from it!
Take care for now! :)