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Cloud Gate, a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park within the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed The Bean because of its legume-like shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It is 33 feet by 66 feet by 42 feet (10 m × 20 m × 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (99.8 t; 98.2 long tons).
Kapoor's design was inspired by liquid mercury and the sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. Visitors are able to walk around and under Cloud Gate's 12-foot (3.7 m) high arch. On the underside is the omphalos, a concave chamber that warps and multiplies reflections. The sculpture builds upon many of Kapoor's artistic themes, although many tourists simply view the sculpture and its unique reflective properties as a photo-taking opportunity.
The sculpture was the result of a design competition. After Kapoor's design was chosen, numerous technological concerns regarding the design's construction and assembly arose, in addition to concerns regarding the sculpture's upkeep and maintenance. Various experts were consulted, some of whom believed the design could not be implemented. Eventually, a feasible method was found, but the sculpture's construction fell behind schedule. It was unveiled in an incomplete form during the Millennium Park grand opening celebration in 2004, before being concealed again while it was completed. Cloud Gate was formally dedicated on May 15, 2006, and has since gained considerable popularity, both domestically and internationally. [wikipedia]
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A widespread and common small sparrow, the Dark-eyed Junco is most familiar as a winter visitor to bird feeders. It comes in several distinctly different looking forms, but all are readily identified as "juncos" by their plain patterning, dark hood, and white outer tail feathers.
Description
* Medium-sized sparrow.
* Unstreaked gray or brown, no wingbars (usually).
* Gray to black hood.
* Belly white.
* White outer tail feathers.
* Eyes dark. Legs pink.
* Size: 14-16 cm (6-6 in)
* Wingspan: 18-25 cm (7-10 in)
* Weight: 18-30 g (0.64-1.06 ounces)
Sex Differences
Sexes similar, but females average paler and browner.
Sound
Song is a musical trill. Calls a hard "tick," "smack," and a short twittering trill.
Conservation Status
Common.
Other Names
Junco ardoisé (French)
Junco ojo oscuro (Spanish)
Cool Facts
* Juncos are the "snowbirds" of the middle latitudes. In the eastern United States, they appear in all but the most northern states only in the winter, and then retreat each spring. Some juncos in the Appalachian Mountains remain there all year round, breeding at the higher elevations. These residents have shorter wings than the migrants that join them each winter. Longer wings help the migrants fly long distances.
* The Dark-eyed Junco includes five forms that were once considered separate species. The "slate-colored junco" is the grayest, found from Alaska to Texas and eastward. The "Oregon junco" is boldly marked blackish and brown, with a distinct dark hood, and is found in the western half of the continent. The "gray-headed junco" has a brown back and gray sides and lives in the central Rocky Mountains. The "white-winged junco" is all gray with white wingbars, and breeds only near the Black Hills of South Dakota. The "Guadalupe junco" of Baja California is dull and brownish. Two other forms may be distinguishable: the "pink-sided junco," a pale version of the Oregon junco, living in the northern Rocky Mountains, and the "red-backed junco," a gray-headed junco with a dark upper bill, found in mountains near the Mexican border.
* The Dark-eyed Junco is a common bird at winter bird feeders across North America. Data from Project FeederWatch show that it is often the most common feeder bird in an area, and it is on the top-ten lists of all regions except the Southeast and South-Central (where it is 11th and 12th, respectively). To view the top-25 lists of feeder birds from across the continent, go to the Project FeederWatch Data Retrieval page
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Vanuit Santa Ana rijden we naar Punta Verde en varen naar het eilandje Palain. We brengen een bezoek aan de Dupaningan Agta bevolking. De stamleden leven vooral van visvangst en producten die het oerwoud oplevert, zoals kokos en honing. De Agta zijn de oorspronkelijke bewoners van de Filippijnen. Ze worden ook 'de Negrita's' genoemd en ze hebben soms sterk gekruld haar, een verwantschap aan de aboriginals uit Australië.
Dupaningan Agta is an Austronesian language of the Philippine subgroup which is
spoken in northeastern Luzon, Philippines by approximately 1,400 semi-nomadic hunter gatherers belonging to the Negrito ethnic minority.
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The Agta are one of many so called "negrito" groups that inhabit the Philippine islands. Specifically the Agta inhabit only the eastern portion of Luzon
Santa Ana - Palain - Luzon - North Philippines
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Ship Type: Double Hull Oil / Chemical Tanker
Flag: Denmark
Port of Registry: Svendborg
Owner: Rederiet M.H.Simonsen ApS,Svendborg, Denmark
Year built: 2008
Built by: Desan Shipyard Tersanesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Length: 106.20 m
Width: 15.50 m
Draft: 7.80 m
Gross tonnage: 3.691 tons
Net tonnage: 1.495 tons
Deadweight: 4.598 tons
Engine: MAN B & W Alpha 5L35C
Power: 3.250 kW
Speed: 16 knots
MMSI: 220514000
Call sign: OXBU2
IMO: 9336701
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La Catedral de Morelia es un recinto religioso sede de la Arquidiócesis de Morelia de la Iglesia católica en México. Se encuentra ubicada como su nombre propiamente lo dice en la ciudad de Morelia, capital del estado de Michoacán, México. La catedral se localiza en el primer cuadro de la ciudad, conformando la traza del Centro Histórico de Morelia. El edificio fue construido en el siglo XVIII en la época de la Colonia Española, es de estilo barroco y esta realizado en cantera rosada que le da un color peculiar y característico.
# Arquitectónicamente la Catedral de Morelia comparándose con otras Catedrales de México, es similar a la Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México, Catedral de Puebla, e inclusive en su interior a la Catedral de Guadalajara.
# La catedral es la edificación más emblemática y representativa de Morelia dada su altura, ya que cuenta con dos altas torres, que se divisan por todo el valle de la ciudad. Por su altura, las torres de la Catedral de Morelia (66.8 m) son las cuartas más altas de México, después de las torres del Santuario Guadalupano (Catedral Inconclusa) en Zamora de Hidalgo (105 m), de la catedral de Villahermosa (80 m) y del Santuario de Guadalupe, en San Luis Potosí (68 m).
# Cuenta con una Iluminación escénica de singular belleza colocada por la empresa que iluminó la Torre Eiffel de París. Los fines de semana la catedral ofrece un espectáculo de luz y sonido con esta iluminación.
# La catedral está dedicada a la Transfiguración y en su interior alberga dos imágenes muy veneradas, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús que es el santo patrono de la ciudad, y el Señor de la Sacristía un Cristo muy antiguo realizado en pasta de caña de maíz. El cual es muy visitado y querido por la feligresía.
# Su belleza arquitectónica y su historia son otras razones por las cuales se ha convertido en un icono de la ciudad.
# En su interior este recinto dada su belleza, sonorización acústica y espaciosidad, figura como escenario de diversos eventos artísticos y culturales como el Festival Internacional de Órgano de Morelia, y el Festival Internacional de Música de Morelia.
La actual catedral de Morelia no ha sido la única catedral que ha tenido la ciudad, ya que en 1580, cuando los poderes civiles y eclesiásticos de Michoacán fueron trasladados de Pátzcuaro a Valladolid (anterior nombre de Morelia), se inauguró una catedral, muy inferior a la actual en tamaño y valor artístico. Esa construcción se ubicaba en la esquina de las actuales calles de Corregidora y Abasolo. Sin embargo, debido al crecimiento que experimentó la ciudad a finales del s. XVI e inicios del XVII, así como por causa de un incendio que en 1584 afectó severamente el anterior edificio catedralicio, se hizo necesario pensar en otro templo, más grande, sólido e importante. Por ello es que a inicios del s. XVII el cabildo catedralicio comenzó las gestiones para la construcción de la nueva catedral.
Muchos proyectos fueron propuestos, pero hasta mediados de ese siglo fue aceptado el proyecto del arquitecto italiano Vicenzo Barrochio, también conocido como Vicente Barroso de la Escayola por parte del Virrey Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duque de Alburquerque el 22 de marzo de 1660 concluyendo continuos trámites y proyectos de construcción durante un largo período de casi 80 años.
El día 6 de mayo de 1660 la primera piedra de la construcción fue colocada por el obispo Fray Marcos Ramírez del Prado. La construcción estuvo a cargo del propio Vicenzo Barrochio hasta el año de su muerte, acaecida en 1692, razón por la cual el gran arquitecto no pudo ver concluida su obra monumental. Sin embargo, solo 52 años después del deceso del maestro, sus discípulos lograron terminar la titánica tarea arquitectónica, por lo que la magnífica obra fue concluida en 1744.
La catedral sufrió diversos saqueos por parte del ejército independentista, en el año de 1810. Hacia fines del siglo XIX se construyó la reja perimetral que delimita el atrio. A finales de los años 90 del siglo XX se efectuaron diversas obras de restauración exteriores e interiores, con lo cual se preservó mejor la belleza del edificio. También, en los primeros años del siglo XXI, se inauguró la nueva iluminación escénica de esta catedral de Morelia.
The Cathedral of Morelia is a religious compound headquarters of the Archdiocese of Morelia of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is located as the name itself says it in the city of Morelia, capital of Michoacan, Mexico. The cathedral is located on the first frame of the city, forming the trace of the Historic Center of Morelia. The building was built in the eighteenth century the Spanish colonial times, is in Baroque style and is made of pink quarry which gives it a distinctive and characteristic color.
# Architecturally, the Cathedral of Morelia compared against other Cathedrals in Mexico is similar to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Puebla Cathedral, and even inside the Cathedral of Guadalajara.
# The cathedral is the most emblematic and representative buildings of Morelia given their height, since it has two tall towers that can be seen throughout the valley of the city. For his height, the towers of the Catedral de Morelia (66.8 m) are the fourth highest in Mexico after the towers of the Sanctuary of Guadalupe (Cathedral Unfinished) in Zamora de Hidalgo (105 m) of the cathedral in Villahermosa (80 m) and the Sanctuary of Guadalupe, San Luis Potosi (68 m).
# Has a unique scenic beauty lighting placed by the company that lit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. On weekends, the cathedral offers a sound and light show with this lighting.
# The cathedral is dedicated to the Transfiguration and its interior houses two highly venerated image, Sacred Heart of Jesus who is the patron saint of the city, and the Lord of the Sacristy a Christ very old paste made of cornstalks. Which is much visited and loved by the congregation.
# Its beautiful architecture and history are other reasons why it has become an icon of the city.
# Inside this enclosure because of its beauty, sound and spacious sound, set for a variety of artistic and cultural events as the International Organ Festival in Morelia, and the International Music Festival of Morelia.
The current cathedral of Morelia was not the only cathedral in the city has had since 1580, when civil and ecclesiastical powers were transferred from Patzcuaro Michoacan to Valladolid (Morelia previous name), opened a cathedral, much lower the current size and artistic value. That building was located on the corner of the present streets of Corregidor and Abasolo. However, due to growth experienced by the city at the end of s. Sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, and because of a fire in 1584 severely affected the former cathedral building, it became necessary to think of another temple, larger, robust and important. That is why at the beginning of s. XVII the cathedral chapter began efforts to build the new cathedral.
Many projects were proposed, but until mid-century the project was accepted by the Italian architect Vincenzo Barrochio, also known as the Plaster Vicente Barroso by the Viceroy Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva, Duke of Albuquerque on March 22, 1660 concluding continuous procedures and construction projects over a long period of almost 80 years.
On May 6, 1660 the first stone of the building was laid by Bishop Fray Marcos Ramírez del Prado. The building itself was given by Vicenzo Barrochio until his death in 1692, why the great architect could not see completed his monumental work. However, only 52 years after the death of the teacher, his pupils got through the daunting task of architecture, so that the magnificent work was completed in 1744.
The cathedral suffered several raids by the army for independence, in the year 1810. By the end of the nineteenth century built the perimeter fence that marks the atrium. In the late 90s of the twentieth century restoration work carried out various internal and external, thereby better preserved the beauty of the building. Also, in the early twenty-first century, opened the new stage lighting of the cathedral of Morelia.
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The first of this years Christmas decorations are up! Santa is back in town.
It's the first Christmas for us in the new flat, and we had to buy all our decorations from scratch! We had nothing to start with.
This was bought at John Lewis in Edinburgh, chosen by Claire (Forch2009).
More decoration photos to come in the next few days...
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The Citadel is sometimes referred to as Mohamed Ali Citadel (Arabic: قلعة محمد علي Qalaʿat Muḥammad ʿAlī), because it contains the Mosque of Mohamed Ali (or Muhammad Ali Pasha), which was built between 1828 and 1848, perched on the summit of the citadel. [4] This Ottoman mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's oldest son, who died in 1816. However, it also represents Muhammad Ali's efforts to erase symbols of the Mamluk dynasty that he replaced. When Ottoman ruler Muhammad Ali Pasha took control from the Mamluks in 1805 he altered many of the additions to the Citadel that reflected Cairo's previous leaders. One obvious change that Muhammad Ali enacted pertained to the uses of the Citadel's northern and southern enclosures. During the Mamluk period the southern enclosure was the residential area, but Muhammad Ali claimed the northern enclosure as the royal residence when he took power. He then opened the southern enclosure to the public and effectively established his position as the new leader. [5].
Langania village, Tantanua dance (mask dance) and the Sing-sing of the malagan people.
Sing-sing is a gathering of a few tribes or villages in Papua New Guinea. People arrive to show their distinct culture, dance and music. The aim of these gatherings is to peacefully share traditions. Villagers paint and decorate themselves for sing-sings.
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Malagan ceremonies are the most large-scale and famous of the many events that take place within the malagan culture. They take place irregularly, and are typically large and complex events, taking several days, and requiring months or years of preparation.
While a malagan ceremony is always held in the name of one or more people who have died in recent years, it is not at all merely a mortuary rite. Many other interactions take place within the overall event, including announcements, repayment of debts, recognition of obligations, resolution of disputes, and many other customary activities.
Malagan carvings
Malagan carvings, now world-famous, are the wooden carvings which are created for use in malagan ceremonies. Traditionally these were burnt at the conclusion of the event; in modern times most are now retained, as the carving tradition is now only known by a few.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagan
سحر حمزة - دبي - خاص بـ " وكالة أخبار المرأة "
منحت الأكاديمية الأميركية للدراسات الإعلامية الدكتوراه الفخرية للشيخة الدكتورة هند بنت عبد العزيز القاسمي رئيسة نادي سيدات الأعمال المهن بالإمارات الأمين العام لمنظمة الأسرة العربية في حفل خاص أقيم بدبي مؤخرا بحضور سعادة جمال بن عبيد البح رئيس منظمة الأسرة العربية وسعادة الدكتور كايد بركات رئيس مجلس إدارة الأكاديمية الأمريكية الدولية للدراسات الإعلامية والدكتور أبو بكر حسين الأمين العام لجائزة الشخصية الإنسانية العالمية والدكتور أسامة المصطفى مفوض الأكاديمية الأمريكية الدولية للدراسات الإعلامية وناديا إبراهيم ممثل السفارة الأمريكية والدكتور محمد الروسان المستشار الثقافي للسفارة الأردنية وعدد من الإعلاميين في حفل أقيم بدبي مؤخرا.
و أشادت الشيخة الدكتوراه هند القاسمي رئيسة نادي صاحبات الأعمال والمهن بالإمارات بالدور الريادي الذي تلعبه سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك رئيسة الاتحاد النسائي العام الرئيسة الأعلى لمؤسسة التنمية الأسرية رئيسة المجلس الأعلى للأمومة والطفولة لخدمة قضايا المرأة الإماراتية والعربية .
وكانت قد أكدت الشيخة الدكتورة القاسمي في كلمة لها بمناسبة تكريمها خلال أعمال الجلسة الافتتاحية لمؤتمر الاستثمار العربي الذي عقد في جمهورية مصر العربية مطلع العام الجاري والذي نظمه اتحاد المستثمرات العربيات بمقر الأمانة العامة لجامعة الدول العربية بالقاهرة ان سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك تعتبر رائدة الحركة النسائية فى الإمارات ويعود الفضل لسموها في تأسيس الاتحاد النسائي عام 1975 لافتة بأن سموها اهتمت منذ فترة بعيدة بالمرأة الإماراتية وقضاياها ومناصرتها وعملت في كل المحافل المحلية والإقليمية والدولية من أجل الأسرة والمجتمع .
وأكدت أن جهود سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك مشهودة ومتواصلة في مجال الاهتمام بكل ما يخص دعم الأسرة العربية ككل والإصلاح الاجتماعي العام .
وأضافت أن سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك حققت للمرأة في دولة الإمارات خلال السنوات القليلة الماضية إنجازات كبيرة وتمكنت من التجاوب الفعال مع حركة الحياة ومتغيراتها على أرض وطنها.
وأكدت الشيخة الدكتورة هند القاسمي أن تكريمها اليوم من قبل اتحاد المستثمرات العربيات هو تكريم للمرأة الإماراتية التى عملت سمو الشيخة فاطمة على النهوض بها ورفع شأنها والدفاع عن حقوقها وتبوئها المركز الذي تستحقه في الأسرة والمجتمع .
وكان قد شارك فى الجلسة الافتتاحية للمؤتمر الذي عقد تحت عنوان "إرادة تحديات وتعاون دولي" الدكتور نبيل العربي الأمين العام لجامعة الدول العربية وهدى يس رئيسة اتحاد المستثمرات العربيات والشيخة فريحة الأحمد الجابر الصباح سفيرة الاستثمارات العربية وعدد من الوزراء المصريين .
من جانبه دعا الأمين العام لجامعة الدول العربية الدكتور نبيل العربي إلى تضافر الجهود لتعزيز الاستثمارات العربية البينية والنهوض بها في مواجهة التحديات الراهنة التي تواجه المنطقة، مشيراً إلى ان التطورات السياسية الأخيرة في المنطقة أثرت تأثيراً سلبياً في تدفق الاستثمار إلى الدول العربية وأدت إلى ارتفاع معدلات البطالة وضعف نتائج برامج التشغيل في معظم الدول العربية .
وأعلنت هدى يس رئيسة اتحاد المستثمرات العربيات خلال المؤتمر عن إطلاق مبادرة ترويج من اجل التعريف بفرص الاستثمار في مصر .
وأكد أشرف سالمان وزير الاستثمار المصري خلال كلمته في المؤتمر استعداد الحكومة المصرية للتعاون مع مبادرة "ترويج" التي أطلقها اتحاد المستثمرات العربيات لدعم وتشجيع المشروعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة فيما أكد وزير الصحة المصري عادل عدوي أهمية تمكين المرأة وتعزيز دورها للنهوض بالاقتصاد والتنمية في المجتمع والعمل على تعزيز التعاون العربي المشترك في مجال الاستثمار خاصة في مجال الصحة والسياحة العلاجية والتعليم وتبادل الخبرات .
وقالت الشيخة فريحة الأحمد الصباح التي تم تكريمها خلال فعاليات المؤتمر كسفيرة للاستثمارات العربية إن المرأة العربية أثبتت جدارتها في إدارة الاستثمار والشركات والمؤسسات المالية والبورصات وباتت جزءا لا يتجزأ من المنظومة الاقتصادية العالمية مؤكدة قدراتها الفائقة في المنافسة والإدارة الناجحة .
سيرة ومسار الدكتورة القاسمي
من الجدير بالذكر بأن الشيخة هند القاسمي؛ سيدة بسيطة كافحت لتبني نفسها حتى صنعت اسمًا في عالم المال والأعمال تخطى حدود دولتها الإمارات، التي كان لها فضل كبير فيما وصلت إليه من نجاحات.
وكانت قد فازت الشيخة هند القاسمي رئيسة مجلس إدارة مجلس سيدات أعمال الإمارات عام قبل عامين جينها بجائزة (أقوى نساء الشرق الأوسط) التي تمنح سنوياً للسيدات المتميزات في مختلف مجالات الحياة،
وأعلنت أكاديمية التلفزيون الهندي الجهة المنظمة للجائزة في بيان تلقت وكالة الأنباء الألمانية نسخة منه أن قائمة الفائزات ضمت 14 امرأة أخرى من مختلف دول العالم منهم الناشطة الاجتماعية ريبيكا لولوسولي (كينيا)إضافة إلى سيدتين مصريتين.
وقدمت الشيخة القاسمي دعمًا للمرأة محليًا وإقليميًا ودوليًا، ولدت عام 1957 في كلباء إمارة الشارقة، بدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، تخرجت في كلية الآداب - قسم الجغرافيا - جامعة الكويت 1979، أسست نادي فتيات كلباء الثقافي الاجتماعي الرياضي عام 1980, وصارت رئيسته منذ تأسيسه حتى يومنا هذا.
جمعية المعلمين
نُصبت رئيسة لجمعية المعلمين - فرع كلباء منذ 1983 وحتى 1985، وهي الشيخة هند بنت صقر بن سلطان القاسمي، رئيس نادى الإمارات لسيدات الأعمال، التى كانت من أشهر دواوينها الشعرية «نفوس شامخة» -1996-، ونشرت قصائدها في جريدة الاتحاد الإماراتية, وفجر الشعراء الإماراتية, ومجلة بلدية رأس الخيمة, والثقافي العربي المصرية.
دراسات نقدية
ونُشرت دراسات نقدية لديوانها في جريدة الاتحاد الإماراتية، وجريدة البيان الإماراتية، وجريدة النداء العربي المصرية, ومجلة أفكار الثقافية الأردنية.
فقدان الأب
إنجازات وطنية
صنعت الشيخة الدكتورة القاسمي لها اسمًا في عالم المال والأعمال، وشغلت مناصب قيادية عدة، كما أسهمت في تعريف العالم بدولة الإمارات كدولة حديثة واعدة ومتميزة، وهي كما تقول دائماً: "عندما أجد هناك من يقف في طريق النجاح، فإنني أرد عليهم بنجاح أكبر".
امرأة وطنية
وتعتبر الشيخة الدكتورة هند القاسمي تجربة عربية فريدة ومتميزة، وتمثل النموذج الأمثل للمرأة الوطنية المنتمية لتراب أرضها ولوطنها ولقيادتها بالإمارات ، مما جعل منها نموذجًا يحتذي به، وصورة راقية.
التغيير الاجتماعي
ترى الشيخة الدكتورة القاسمي بأن المرأة قادرة على إحداث تغيير في مختلف مجالات الحياة اقتصاديا واجتماعيا، وتأمل تعديل العديد من التشريعات والقوانين على مستوى الوطن العربي، مثل قوانين الأحوال الشخصية، وتوحيد الجهود للخروج بصيغة موحدة لقانون عربي يبحث هموم المرأة وقضاياها بشكل عام.
وتؤكد أن المرأة أصبحت قريبة من صنع القرار، وهي اليوم في مجلس الوزراء وفي مختلف المؤسسات الحكومية بل والدولية وتحقق النجاحات الكثيرة.
الدمج المثالي
بالرغم من كل ما تقوم به للنهوض بالمرأة، تقول القاسمي "لا أرى نفسي مروّجة لأجندة نسوية"، ولكنها تضيف بأنّها "تشعر بأنّ لدى النساء بعض الميزات التي تتفوق فيها على الرجال".
ووفقًا لكلامها ومعتقدها، إنّ الدمج المثالي للجنسين بإمكانه أن يمهّد الطريق إلى الازدهار والسلام في كافة أرجاء الوطن العربي.
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ALM Service of Authoirisation and Commissiioning at Manchester Cathedral. Picture by Paul Heyes Sunday September 25, 2022.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
LENN HAS COMPANY(1 of 1) /
LENN TIENE VISITA (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 58 of 89) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Lenn: The cover is not important baby, the important is the present inside.
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Lenn: Lo importante no es el envoltorio nena, lo importante es el regalo que hay dentro.
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Lenn y Gwen en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
_________________ View On Black
Brave New World
Schöne neue Welt
Aldous Huxley
„O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in't!“
O Wunder! Was gibt's für herrliche Geschöpfe hier! Wie schön der Mensch ist! Schöne neue Welt, die solche Bürger trägt!
MNO
A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as carriage service provider (CSP), wireless service provider, wireless carrier, mobile phone operator, or cellular company, is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers
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In Deutschland sind zurzeit (Stand Januar 2006) 9 Lizenzen zum digitalen zellulären Mobilfunk vergeben, davon je vier für die GSM- und UMTS- Netze der in Deutschland aktiven Mobilfunknetzbetreiber und eine UMTS- Lizenz von Quam. Die zehnte Lizenz der mobilcom AG wurde Ende 2003 an die Bundesnetzagentur zurückgegeben.
Strahlung ?
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Die Struktur der gepulsten technischen Mobilfunkfrequenzen - vor allem die der geplanten UMTS-Frequenzen - nähert sich immer mehr biologisch wirksamen Frequenzmustern an, so daß "nichtthermische" Effekte, d.h. Resonanzwirkungen am biologischen "Substrat" ohne meßbare Energieübertragung immer wahrscheinlicher werden, wenn sie nicht schon Realität geworden sind. E-Felder, wie z.B. die natürliche elektromagnetische Impulsstrahlung der Atmosphäre (VLF/ELF-Bereich, "Wetterstrahlung") sind zwar Teil des naturgegeben Umweltinventars des Menschen, wie auch die natürliche Radioaktivität, die Evolution hatte im Laufe von 2 Milliarden Jahren aber Gelegenheit, sich ihnen soweit anzupassen, daß, wie im Falle der Wetterfühligkeit, von ihnen allein keine gesundheitlichen Dauerschäden verursacht werden können. Dies zeigt sich z.B. darin, daß die nur bei bestimmten Wetterlagen kurzfristig auftretenden resonanzfähigen Sfericsimpulse nur reversible und keine dauerhaften Veränderungen z.B. in der Raumstruktur von Kollageneiweiß (Gelatine) bewirken.
Der geplanten flächendeckenden und ununterbrochen wirksamen Strahlungsbelastung durch die gepulsten technischen E-Felder des Mobilfunks der neuen Art und bislang noch kaum bekannten biologischen Wirkungspotentials kann hingegen kein Bürger entgehen, auch wenn er sein Händi entsorgt oder sich abseits in den tiefen Wald verzieht. Es ist sogar zu befürchten, daß es durch die Überlagerung der biologisch wirksamen natürlichen und technischen Felder zu Synergismen kommen kann mit der Folge gesundheitlicher Schädigungen neuer Art
Der Max-Josefs-Platz – früher der Innere Markt und Schranne – wurde 1984 zur Fußgängerzone. Der historische Marktplatz ist umgeben von Bürgerhäusern im typischen Inn-Salzach-Stil (hochgezogene, horizontal abgeschlossene Fassaden; Arkadengänge; Erker). Die Häuser entstanden nach dem großen Brand von 1641. Im Kern stammen sie teilweise aus dem 14. Jahrhundert. Vormals schmale Holzhäuser wurden zu stattlichen Patrizierhäusern zusammengefasst. Das Wirtshausschild am Haus Stockhammer zeigt einen Schiffszug. Das Weinhaus Fortner „Zum Santa“ wurde 1642 gotisch umgestaltet und 1745 mit einer Frührokoko-Stuckatur versehen. In der Weinstube ist eine gotisches Gewölbe enthalten. Das Haus Nr. 22 war von 1641 bis 1878 das Rathaus von Rosenheim.
- aus Wikipedia
From My Blog
I had a series of about 8 shots of this Itsukushima Shrine scene and all I had to do was layer the 0 EV exposure onto the +2 EV exposure and paint the bright areas through on the left side of the photograph and I would have had a quick shot that was natural and pleasing to my senses… No, I had to go and create an HDR version on top of the two other exposures, create a couple of other layers for different colors, LucisArt, and a few filters so I could selectively add them to each area. I seriously spent 2 hours trying to figure out were I was going with this and completely hated it, I was about to just trash it when I found the perfect Nik filter that suddenly created a look that I was happy with.
Depuis le 3 Octobre, plus de 200 familles dorment dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion.
Malgré la pluie, les mal logés ont l'interdiction d'installer des tentes sur les trottoirs (elles ont de toute façon été confisquées lors des précédentes évacuations par les forces de l'ordre). Les cartons et les bâches sont plus ou moins tolérés, selon les jours, notamment sur le trottoir du Ministère de la Crise du Logement (mais pas en face !), mais peuvent très bien résulter en une intervention policière.
Après les pluies particulièrement violentes des derniers jours début Novembre, accompagnées de forts coups de vent, des bâches ont été accrochées à la façade pour créer une sorte d'auvent, un abri de fortune qui a déjà été démonté samedi 10 novembre par les forces de l'ordre et remonté dimanche par les militants. Depuis le départ des policiers le 13, des bâches sont installées des 2 côtés de la rue de la Banque (contre le Ministère de la Crise du Logement et contre l'AFP en face).
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
This obelisk marks the spot where the body of Tommy Jones aged 5 was found. He lost his way between Cwm Llwch farm and the Login on the night of August 4, 1900. After an anxious search of 29 days his remains were discovered Sept. Erected by voluntary subscriptions. W Powell Price Mayor of Brecon 1901
The night herons are medium-sized herons in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa and Gorsachius. The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for “night raven” and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the Black-crowned Night Heron.
Adults are short-necked, short-legged and stout herons with a primarily brown or grey plumage, and, in most, a black crown. Young birds are brown, flecked with white. At least some of the extinct Mascarenes taxa appear to have retained this juvenile plumage in adult birds.
Night herons nest alone or in colonies on platforms of sticks in a group of trees, or on the ground in protected locations such as islands or reedbeds. 3-8 eggs are laid.
Night herons stand still at the water's edge, and wait to ambush prey, mainly at night. They primarily eat small fish, crustaceans, frogs, aquatic insects, and small mammals. During the day they rest in trees or bushes. There are seven extant species.
I photographed this beautiful bird at the Santa Barbara Zoo. I should add that it is not a part of the zoo collection but rather a local shore bird that likes to hang out at the round picnic tables near the zoo entrance along with several large ravens. I assume this is because there are some humans that feed them or they are scavenging what's been left as garbage. It is not a good idea to feed these beautiful birds as they become dependent and lazy. Neither of these species appear to be afraid of humans. This bird was sitting no more than five feet away from me as I took numerous photographs and the bird never flinched or moved. See the images below for more of this beautiful bird (including a strip collage of the head in profile). A companion Night Heron did fly into one of the open exhibition areas.
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View On Black, or View my most interesting stream ON BLACK!
Taking a stroll in downtown Vancouver is more than pleasing. Of course some streets, such as Granville or Robson Streets, are busier than others. More interestingly, I start to notice passageways or narrow alleys among buildings when I spend more time roaming around in the city. Take this space as an example, there is actually a stairway at the end of the open ground connecting to West George Street. Isn't it an amazing finding?
To me, I just love the layers of stairsteps between the buildings. :-)
歡迎點閱我最新的文章「活在當下」，或是我的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！
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~溫哥華, 英屬哥倫比亞省~
Downtown Vancouver, Canada
- ISO 320, F16, 30 sec, 16mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- Sunset @4.14pm (234º) / Shot @ 4.44pm
© copyright 2011 Hsiang Wei Chao
.|| This image may not be used for any purposes without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
The Ticketing Business Forum at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Thursday December 02, 2021.
St. John's Asylum was built in 1852 and closed in 1989, leaving the remaining walls home to over 130 years of history.
This place is a pretty famous site for urbex-ers, but as developers progress with their work to turn this huge site into housing, the floors have rotted away and the finer details are all disappearing.
Not long left until this all vanishes...
St. John's Asylum was built in 1852 and closed in 1989, leaving the remaining walls home to over 130 years of history.
This place is a pretty famous site for urbex-ers, but as developers progress with their work to turn this huge site into housing, the floors have rotted away and the finer details are all disappearing.
Not long left until this all vanishes...
St. John's Asylum was built in 1852 and closed in 1989, leaving the remaining walls home to over 130 years of history.
This place is a pretty famous site for urbex-ers, but as developers progress with their work to turn this huge site into housing, the floors have rotted away and the finer details are all disappearing.
Not long left until this all vanishes...
St. John's Asylum was built in 1852 and closed in 1989, leaving the remaining walls home to over 130 years of history.
This place is a pretty famous site for urbex-ers, but as developers progress with their work to turn this huge site into housing, the floors have rotted away and the finer details are all disappearing.
Not long left until this all vanishes...
St. John's Asylum was built in 1852 and closed in 1989, leaving the remaining walls home to over 130 years of history.
This place is a pretty famous site for urbex-ers, but as developers progress with their work to turn this huge site into housing, the floors have rotted away and the finer details are all disappearing.
Not long left until this all vanishes...
The Internet is here seen as the new mirror in which we search our own likeness and identity.
The central figure, at the computer, [a self-portrait] has been toned down following the comment below by dou_ble_you, to whom, as always, my thanks for his critique. It was also, subsequently, removed, and then replaced, on a smaller scale, as here seen.
This work grew out of several earlier ones (see: flickr.com/photos/walford/2695328110/ , and flickr.com/photos/walford/2690757479/ ), with the idea of a juxtaposition with elements from two different works by the English 18th c. painter, Joseph Wright of Derby, inspired by the comments of Lensk / Paolo Avalle [see flickr.com/photos/63587066@N00/ for Lensk / Paolo Avalle], as found below the second of the two earlier versions [see www.flickr.com/photos/walford/2695328110/in/photostream/ ]. I am most grateful to Lensk for pointing me in that direction, as had forgotten Wright's Alchemist, though am most familiar with his work.
This piece was only possible with the initial inspiration from Idea-Listic [Robert Marinkovic] 's diabolical self-portrait on his profile page, and a great deal of help from dou_ble_you, who transformed my original into something far more creative and imaginative, which, I, in turn, have re-appropriated back onto my two original computer display screens.
For the original work by Idea-Listic, that triggered this idea, see: www.flickr.com/people/53959560@N00/
And for dou_ble_you's version, made for me, see: flickr.com/photos/dou_ble_you/2694068334/
And for my original version, see here below: flickr.com/photos/walford/2690757479/
Acciones QPM: Establecer como borrador | Mover a la papelera | Forzar el borrado | Editar | Gestionar | Configuraciones QPM
El pasado mes de marzo, Burberry anunciaba lo inevitable, la primera campaña de la casa protagonizada por Kate Moss y Cara Delevingne. Ya entonces, la firma dejó vernos una primera foto a través de su cuenta de Instagram, y hoy podemos ver el resultado de esa sesión de fotos junto a Mario Testino.
Imágenes en blanco y negro con las dos modelos británicas, la fragancia y dos trenchs. Y es que aunque My Burberry, el nuevo perfume de la firma, tendría que ser el protagonista, en las imágenes vemos como rivaliza con la personalidad de las dos modelos y el trench con el que ambas posan. Y es que ésta, con todo lo que representa, es la prenda estrella de Burberry, y no podía faltar en una campaña tan británica como esta.
Más campañas publicitarias en Trendencias Alexander Wang nos mete en la cárcel este otoño-invierno 2014 Kate Moss vuelve 5 años después como imagen de Stella McCartney otoño-invierno 2014 Daria Werbowy vuelve como imagen de Celine para este otoño-invierno 2014 Edie Campbell se lleva a toda su familia a la campaña de Lanvin Calvin Klein y MyTheresa apuestan por Lottie Moss. La hermanísima vuelve a la carga El mejor amigo del hombre también lo es de las campañas de moda
– La noticia Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Burberry y su campaña más británica fue publicada originalmente en Trendencias por Becaria de la moda.
Acciones QPM: Establecer como borrador | Mover a la papelera | Forzar el borrado | Editar | Gestionar | Configuraciones QPM - www.diariototal.com/2014/10/03/kate-moss-cara-delevingne-...
http://www.diariototal.com/2014/10/03/kate-moss-cara-delevingne-burberry-y-su-campana-mas-britanica/
tendencia
#tendencia
In Large view (link above), you can make out the little fairies in the bottom corners (aren't they adorable?). I found them on www.scrapworkart.com with some other cute vintage images. another cool site for similar resources is carol annes boutique at carolannesboutique.blogspot.com/search/label/Sheet%20Music. have fun!!
many thanks to Angela Wolf (JoesSistah) for the beautiful blue texture
www.flickr.com/photos/27805557@N08/4255164139/
thanks to obsidiandawn for the beautiful swirls & glitter brushes
www.obsidiandawn.com/swirls-flourishes-photoshop-gimp-bru...
www.obsidiandawn.com/glitter-photoshop-gimp-brushes
vintage fairy images graciously provided by scrap works
scrapworkart.blogspot.com/search/label/Vintage%20images%2...
Every morning women search the donkeys in the bush and sattle the carts to get to the lake, where they fill their containers, bidons and air chambers, with non-potable water. Each woman is supposed to take enough water to the needs of several other people staying in the village. The whole process might in Ndialbenabe Maka take 3 to 4 hours, between departure and re-entry in the village. The water taken is then used in all the chores, given to animals and humans, used to cook meals. It's not seldomly that the water taken to the village is not enough for the day...
Mânăstirea Hurezi [1690 - 1709]
Hurezi Monastery
Monastery of Horezu
www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/en/Ma...
UNESCO World Heritage list
Brâncovenesc architectural style [incomplete list of buildings]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%A2ncovenesc_style
Constantin Brâncoveanu [1654 – 1714] was Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_Br%C3%A2ncoveanu
Wallachia
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
Barbara De Angelis
...sun rays near the Henderson County Airport [View On White] [View On Black]
Buscan estandarizar, facilitar y acelerar el desarrollo de aplicaciones web complejas usando este lenguaje.
As you may know, I love doing my own photo equipment like my trust worthy homemade Remote control.
This shot was taken while building another photographic rig that I'm hoping on using for several shots I have in my head for quite a while. When I started cutting the screw with my dremel power tool, I saw all the sparks flying out so I had to try and photograph it. 3 hours later this was the result.
You can see to the right the led light I used to illuminate the thread. This is the light I use daily when commuting in my bicycle. I used two perfume boxes to direct the light so it wouldn't illuminate the vise holding the thread. Directly in front of it you can see the vise with the thread in it's place. On the foreground is the dremel power tool I used for the job. On the background there is a black cloth for the background. Finally you can see the final result in the computer screen.
PS: Soon I will show you the finished rig and hopefully some nice shots.
A nine shot composite of the Big Apple skyline from Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey
View at Actual Pixel Size (Approximately 2 x 6 Feet on a 19" 1280 pixel width monitor)
It would be very interesting to know the names of the major buildings in this NYC Skyline panorama, so all "you's guys" (i.e. New Yorkers) out there who know, and/or work in these building please lend a hand, and ID the buildings you know by adding notes to the images in the comments section below.
Thanks guys!
This Image has an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons license (click on link to see terms). The image may be used free of charge so long as it is not used for commercial use, and so long as the terms of the Creative Commons license are honored. This image is high resolution (1807 x 11,173 pixels), and may be used to create mural size prints up to 4 x 12 feet without significant loss in image quality.
If you would like to use it to make a mural size print, contact me via Flickrmail with your legal contact info and an explanation of your intended use, and I'll send an invite that will allow downloading and viewing at the actual pixel size.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
THE PARK(3 of 3): Akari's suitors /
EL PARQUE (3 de 3): Los pretendientes de Akari
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 83 of 95) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Cíen: (I don't underdtand how is he that brave when he looks all the opposite from the outside... I should do like him... but not today... tomorrow... XD lol)
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Cíen: (Yo no sé el chico este de donde saca tantos cojones con la poca cosilla que es... lo tiene super chungo con Akari y aún así se arriesga el tío... Debería tomar un poco de ejemplo... pero hoy no... mañana... yaoming)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
this afternoon i found this little guy on my patio. he was a little upset but not too stressed now that he's had some food and a dish of cream. he has no tail, is very probably male (but won't let me check to be sure) and is very affectionate. he's met a couple of the neighbourhood cats who dropped by to visit and they all seem to get along decently, so he may have been living with other cats. he wants in my apartment but i've set him up with a comfortable bed and he's found a few nooks in the woodpile and among the plants to hide in.
i've put an ad up on craigslist and attempted to do the same on kijiji (but that site is screwy as hell for me when i want to post - anyone who is a wizard there, please feel free to contact me). hopefully we'll get this guy back home before long. if any of you locals recognise him (or would like to have a very affectionate cat in your home), please get in touch. i've nicknamed him swayback for the moment as he crouches and walks a little oddly - he may have a rear hip or leg problem but it's not bad as he can jump up on my benches easily.
update: i just found out he belongs to a neighbour and he's not an outdoor cat. unfortunately i haven't seen him in a few days, but apparently he was recently spotted so he may get home soon. his name is sailor and he was last seen on salisbury avenue.
final update: sailor's back home after his adventure. a neighbour a block away found him and called his humans, i just found out. good news at last.
This past September I was in the San Juan Mountains and just outside of Lake City, from the gorgeous viewpoint at Windy Point with the high peaks of the San Juan mountains in the distance. Uncompahgre, Redcloud, Sunshine, Handies, and Wetterhorn are all 14ers (with an elevation over 14,000 ft above sea level).
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Located on one of those islands, Garden Key, is historic Fort Jefferson. Built in the mid-1800’s, with over 16 million bricks, this is America’s largest coastal Fort.
To visit the Fort you take a ferry or seaplane from Key West, Florida. Camping is permitted by tent but the amenities are very few. There are friendly National Park Service Rangers that reside on the island year round.
www.fortjefferson.com/home.htm
Note: Some restoration to the lower brick openings has been completed to this front section of the Fort.
Walking through a dream
I see you
My light in darkness breathing hope of new life
Now I live through you and you through me
Enchanted
I pray in my heart that this dream never ends
I see me through your eyes
Living through life flying high
Your life shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life as a sacrifice
I live through your love
You teach me how to see
All that’s beautiful
My senses touch your world I never pictured
Now I give my hope to you
I surrender
I pray in my heart that this world never ends
I see me through your eyes
Living through life flying high
Your love shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life
I offer my love, for you
When my heart was never open
(and my spirit never free)
To the world that you have shown me
But my eyes could not division
All the colors of love and of life ever more
Evermore
(I see me through your eyes)
I see me through your eyes
(Living through life flying high)
Flying high
Your love shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life as a sacrifice
And live through your love
And live through your life
I see you
------------------I see youby Leona Lewis from the movie Avatar
Taken during BP photowalk at Aminbazar,Dhaka.Bangladesh
I have to thank Rony Syful for lending me his 18-200mm
Copyright: adnan.arsalan@gmail.com
From Wikipedia:
20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. A group of twenty units is often referred to as a score.
Twenty is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, 4, 5 and 10. Skipping 2 and adding the other divisors gives 20, hence 20 is a semiperfect number, and since it is not divisible by any of the smaller semiperfect numbers, it is a primitive semiperfect number. 20 is the smallest abundant number that is not a multiple of 3.
It is also the sum of the first four triangular numbers, making it a tetrahedral number.
20 is the atomic number of calcium.
20 is the total number of digits on the human body, which makes it a convenient number system radix; such number systems are called vigesimal. In the former British currency system, there were twenty shillings in a pound.
A polyhedron with twenty faces is an icosahedron.
20 is the number of proteinogenic amino acids that are encoded by the standard genetic code.
Twenty is a village in Lincolnshire.
20 is the code for international direct dial phone calls to Egypt.
Oh, and 20 is the number of my "Explorized" photos: thanks to all visitors!
Da Wikipedia:
Venti è il numero naturale dopo il 19 e prima del 21.
20 è il numero atomico del calcio (Ca).
20 è il numero di amminoacidi, denominato proteinogenici, che sono messi dal codice genetico normale.
Nella Smorfia il numero 20 è la festa.
Oh, e 20 è il numero delle mie foto "esplorizzate": grazie a tutti i visitatori!
Top row:
4. Turin Roofs - I tetti di Torino
5. Welding mask glass used as ND filter - vetro per maschera da saldatura usato come filtro ND
6. Mediterranean details - Via Zara
8. Love of Summer, Summer of Love
Center row:
9. Imperia Oneglia - vegetables at the Wednesday market
10. Birra Menabrea 150° Anniversario
11. Grey Heron - Airone Cenerino
12. Ghostly effect
13. Ternary trenette
14. Cervo (Imperia)
16. Fusilli “waves and particles”
Bottom row:
17. Boom!
18. Colors of Liguria - terrace of Pirates
19. Dandelion
Minchinbury takes its name from the property named by Capt. William Minchin who was granted 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) here in 1819. William Minchin was the Principal Superintendent of Police and Treasurer of the Police Fund in the colony. After the death of William in 1821, the property passed to his only daughter Maria Matilda. In 1838, Maria Matilda and her family were lost at sea, leaving no descendants of William Minchin alive.
Dr. Charles McKay purchased the property in 1859 and developed it into vineyards and cellars. Over the next 2 decades, Dr. McKay bought many neighbouring properties and in 1881, he put all of his land up for auction. At this time, the land did not sell and it wasn't until 1895 that James Angus bought all of McKay's properties.
Penfolds Pty. Ltd. purchased the winery and vineyards in 1912. Most of the existing buildings at the winery were probably added while under the ownership of Penfolds. In 1898, during Angus' winemaking years, the vineyards suffered a viral disease that destroyed the vines. New vines were planted and grew until 1962 when soil erosion made them useless. New vineyards were established on other properties around the area to supply the fruit for the winery. Minchinbury Winery became famous for its champagne. Penfolds stopped operations at the winery in 1978
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This is for Dennis, a collector of lighthouses, who is about to undergo a long and difficult operation this morning.
This one on Coquet Island off the coast of Northumberland was built in 1841 at a cost of £3268 to the design of James Walker. The first keeper appointed to Coquet lighthouse was William Darling, elder brother of local heroine Grace Darling. He was in fact the second of her brothers to become a keeper in the Trinity House Service, as was her father. It has been said that it was probably a boat trip to see her brother at Coquet Island in the summer of 1842 that led to a chill which eventually proved fatal to her. In fact Grace Darling died from tuberculosis ("consumption") in 1842 at the age of 27.
Almost the silhouette of a nuclear submarine, this island also serves as a protected bird sanctuary.
Height Of Tower: 22 Metres
Height Of Light Above Mean High Water: 25 Metres
Automated: 1990
Electrified: 1976
Optic: AGA PRB 21
Lamp: 12 X 200 WATT Sealed Beam Lamp Units
Optic: 1st Order Catadioptric Fixed Lens
Character: White And Red Flashing 3 Times Every 30 Seconds
Intensity: White 155,000 Candela, Red 21,830 Candela
Range Of Light: White 21 nautical miles; red 16 nautical miles
Fog Signal Character: One 3 Second Blast Every 30 Seconds
Fog Signal Range: 2 nautical miles