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act on your impulse, swallow the bottle, cut a little deeper, put the gun to your chest.
i've been sitting around my house doing nothing for hours. i don't know why but i felt so tight inside, and i told my mom i was going out to take some photos just because. and the strange thing is, i felt so good just going out here and taking some shots. it really made me feel open. maybe that's what photography is supposed to do.
i took this for me. i don't know how you feel about it, but i love it.
and just because i love doing this, and getting these here is the form. i wanna know what you have to say.
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29 october 2006
not so successful dog class yesterday.
still taking matea weekly to classes to help her overcome her fear issues...and to improve my handling skills when around other dogs.
because her issue with other dogs is based on fear (thank you dog parks!), my trainer is trying to convince me to not come down on matea for attempting to go for a dog, but instead to work on her focus on me (which i totally have unless a dominant dog comes along) and that if an incident DOES occur that i'm to work on 'recovery' more than anything. for instance, when matea wouldn't take shit from cheryl (the trainer)'s jack russell some weeks ago and went for the little tart, cheryl simply pulled matea off, held her for three seconds by the beard, and then - in a very happy voice - said: "okay, let's play!"
at the time, i didn't feel that was enough. matea is a black and white dog. she NEEDS extreme positive AND negative for her to understand definitions and boundaries. i learned this early on in my training with her, when eight months of positive-only training got me nothing but a dog requiring constant food-lures...but when outdoors or otherwise distracted, let me tell you, a bleeding strip of sirloin ain't gonna capture her attention.
she's a wirehaired pointer. i talk to other GWP owners on a group, and i hear over and over again that these are not typical dogs, that they aren't the kind of dog most trainers are accustomed to. i'm tending to agree.
so...yesterday, i was at class, on the bench at the far side of the classroom, getting treats ready, when in comes this nitwit woman (i won't speak of race because i'll only come across as racist...but suffice it to say, she was in her own world with her own language, and was utterly oblivious to others in the class)...well, in fact, it wasn't her coming in...it was her dog hauling her in...a chow cross, i heard her say to someone else, but it looked like a chow/jindo dog...tall, muscular, 1 1/2 times matea's size, tail erect and clearly dominant. (in fact, i saw his dominance very clearly at the end of class with another dog.) he barges through the door, dragging his owner behind him, at the end of his 6' leash, making a diagonal, bee-line right for matea across the classroom. even one of the regular students (a woman who helps with a LOT of the training classes and has a lot of respect for matea) told me afterwards that she couldn't believe what was going on. AND she said that her rottie, too, perked up the second the dog blasted into class because of its attitude.
the owner - completely in her own oblivious, self-absorbed, ignorant world - didn't even seem to notice, or care, that her dog had practically charged matea and was on her ass. the most i could do was stand and try to push the dog away. i should have been more forceful. i should have said something to the woman beforehand, but i don't want to make waves in the class.
still, the dipshit didn't even notice, and the dog was dragged away only slightly because she was trying to make her way to the bench to ready herself for class. it was at that point that matea lunged. yes, i caught her in time. in fact, the rottie-handler (after class) praised me for my handling of the situation.
but here's the thing... my gut reaction is to put matea down, to make sure she knows - without a doubt - that lunging at dogs, regardless of the dog, is NOT appropriate. a three-second censure, get her attention on me, show her my disapproval, and THEN focus on recovery. but no....cheryl swoops in, all positive and happy, trying - with great difficulty - to draw matea's attention from the other dog. she'a fucking GWP!!! no WAY is ANYONE or ANYTHING getting her attention off that 'threat' in any manner. i know she's a dog...i know a lot of her character is not unique, but i've yet to find a trainer who's actually had experience with this breed and its drives. and let me tell you, it IS a drive unlike any other.
my legs were shaking, i felt like crying, and i just wanted to leave. of course, the oblivious owner quickly moved to the other side of the classroom like *I* was the only one with an out-of-control dog. and then, even as i was trying to work with matea, to regain her focus in spite of the other dog's presence, the dipshit STILL continued to ignore her dog. it sat behind her (yes, her back turned to her own dog), its leash lying on the floor, again completely oblivious. the dog would have been on top of matea before the woman ever even realized he'd broken his stay.
i'm angry. i'm disappointed. i'm seeing matea acting out more in class, not less. i need to talk to cheryl, to hopefully convince her that, in spite of her years of experience, she HASN'T seen everything, that she hasn't worked with every kind of dog....and to maybe convince her that i might just know more in regards to my GWP.
seriously, as much as i adore cesar millan, if he offered to take matea for a period of time, i wouldn't let him. i feel that although he and others are obviously FAR more experienced than i am, they don't know this kind of dog...that even though matea's never hurt another dog, most trainers would underestimate her potential to do so, they would underestimate her drive to make a point. so....i need to sit down with cheryl again, see if anything can be done. in the meantime, i hold back my tears and love this dog in spite of the dangerous potential i know lies within her.
oh, and i also intend to discuss with cheryl that she consider addressing her students (current and future) on the proper way to bring dogs into any facility....pack leader first, goddammit. of the dogs that matea has had issue with, they're ALL the ones who drag their owners through the front door.
sorry for the dump. i guess the thing that sucks the most about this is that if not for this dog-issue of matea's, in spite of my fantastic imagination, i could NOT imagine a more perfect dog and best friend.
This is a pic I took last year of a work some friends and I made at one of ours university assingments... the idea was to preserve the image and colours of sushi but change completely his flavour ... so, we made sweet sushi of different kinds of candy available in our country.... =)
Esta foto la tome el año pasado, es de uno de los trabajos que nos dieron como tarea de uno de nuestros cursos universitarios... la idea era preservar la imagen y el color del sushi pero cambiar completamente su sabor... asi que hicimos sushi dulce, hecho a partir de distintas golosinas disponibles en nuestro pais... =)
Saludos!
Greetings!
byebye
E.-
MOSQUE OF THE EL JEBEL SHRINE TEMPLE (1770 Sherman Street Event Complex)
1770 Sherman St.
National Register 10/24/1997, 5DV.2892
This 1907 building, one of the best examples of Moorish-inspired architecture in Colorado, utilizes Middle Eastern architectural styles to create ceremonial spaces in keeping with the spirit and rituals of the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The architects, the Baerresen Brothers, reached the pinnacle of their prolific practice with its design. The exterior is one of the best examples of Moorish-inspired architecture in Colorado, and the interior exhibits an incredible collection of architectural styles, ranging from Moorish and Egyptian to French Provincial, Elizabethan, and Arts and Crafts. No other interior space in the state surpasses the mosque for its high level of artistic detail and craftsmanship.
Today I spent the entire day with my Mommy, sister, and Grandma. We headed over to Naples and went to the zoo early because B103.9 gave everyone that came between 8-10 free admission. $80 saved, BOO-YAH! Anyways, once we left there, we went shopshopshopping. I got a ring, a necklace, and two band T-Shirts for Paramore and for Lady Gaga. Afterwards we were all tired and hungry, so we went to The Cheesecake Factory, got a table outside and ate. Wow, it was superduper good. So then we were gonna go home, but we got lost and accidentally went to the beach. We spend maybe an hour there. We just rolled up our jeans and watched the waves break and birds chill and we were happy. So then we washed off our feet, got back in the car and went to Ft. Myers. Yet again, we shopped. We went to Home Depot to look at ply-wood, fences, and lawn furniture and left with nothing. XD Then we hit up staples and bought some paper. Last but not least, we stopped at Ross and I bought 2 beach dresses and a pair of headphones. On the way home we bought Sushi at Publix because my sister can't pass there without wanting some. In the same plaza was a frozen yogurt place so we were like "Okay, lets get some." We go inside, get our yogurt and toppings and the freaking bill was $18! That was only for two. I was like wowwwwww, I'm never gonna stop there again. Haha, so yeah, it was a long and amazing day.♥
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park is a national park in the north-eastern portion of the Santa Cruz Department, Province of José Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia, on the border with Brazil.
The date of its foundation was on June 28, 1979. Its original name was "Parque Nacional Huanchaca", but was then changed to "Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado" in honor of the late pioneering biologist and Bolivian conservationist Prof. Noel Kempff Mercado, for his research and discoveries in the Park - and also in memory of his tragic death in the area; in 1988 Mercado was murdered here by drug traffickers after stumbling across a secret cocaine laboratory high on the Huanchaca plateau.
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park spans 15,234 km² (5,880 mi²) in the northeastern corner of the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. One of the most biologically diverse areas in the world, Bolivia is known for its diversity in climate, fauna and flora. Weather in the general area is very hot and humid throughout the year, with abundant rainfall reaching roughly 1500 mm.
(Wikipedia)
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Practically only accessible by chartered private small aeroplane, Noel Kempff Mercado remains one of the least accessible national parks in the world. It tooks more than two hours to get to the park from Santa Cruz by chartered light aircraft; the journey itself offers marvelous views over tropical dry forest all around.
The plane lands in a small village of La Florida, located at the Río Paraguá river. It's both charming and relaxed place with lovely and easy going atmosphere; here small children are bringing water from a river nearby for breakfast preparation.
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Type: Fully Pressurized LPG / VCM Carrier
Flag: Germany
Port of registry: Leer
Year built: 1998
Built by: Severnav Shipyard, Turnu Severin, Romania
Owner: Hartmann Shipping, Leer, Germany
Length: 98.53 m
Beam: 15.20 m
Draft: 6,20 m max.
Gross tonnage: 4201 tons
Net tonnage: 1260 tons
Deadweight: 4170 tons
Tank capacity: 4.365 cbm total at 100%
Number of tanks: 2
Engine type: MaK 6M32
Power: 2640 kW / 600 rpm
Bowthruster: Ulstein prop, 90TV - 350 kW
Callsign: DBOM
MMSI: 211280810
IMO: 9176125
Leven onder de as van de vulkaan, dag in, dag uit... alle hotels zijn leeg en verwoest. De stad lijkt heel hallucinant. Ook de huizen zitten onder de as. Nog één hotel blijft met staats-steun open voor de enkele verdwaalde toeristen. De lokale bevolking is erg uitgedund. Alleen heel arme mensen zijn genoodzaakt om te blijven wonen. Aan ons hotel is er elke dag een ploeg paraat om de as weg te scheppen, een heel ongezond werk. De as is heel zacht en voelt aan als losse zachte poeder. Er valt voortdurend as uit de lucht en na enkele uren zit je onder het stof. Veel mensen lopen voortdurend met een masker voor de mond, om de longen te beschermen. De rode tong en tanden bij veel mensen wordt veroorzaakt door het kauwen van 'betelnut'. Een mengsel van mosterdzaadjes, kalk en beetlenoot.
De Tavurvur is een actieve stratovulkaan nabij de Papoea-Nieuw-Guineaanse stad Rabaul op de noordoostelijke punt van het eiland Nieuw-Brittannië. Het vormt het meest actieve onderdeel de Rabaulcaldera (8 bij 14 km), waarbinnen het gelegen is aan de oostelijke rand. De vulkaan is binnen de stad Rabaul berucht om de vele verwoestende uitbarstingen.
Lees nog meer over de verwoestingen:
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavurvur
Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. The volcano is most well known for its devastating eruptions over Rabaul.
The volcano is the most active feature of the Rabaul caldera, and has erupted as recently as January 2009
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Acciones QPM: Establecer como borrador | Mover a la papelera | Forzar el borrado | Editar | Gestionar | Configuraciones QPM
Las noches de verano piden una buena fiesta para aprovechar el tiempo. Ya llegará luego el otoño y el posterior cambio de vestuario. En las rebajas aún hay grandes opciones para conseguir el vestido de fiesta deseado, tanto de corto como de largo. ¿Te animas con estas 11 ideas?
TopShop En corto y con el talle alto con un poco de volumen. Una opción moderna con el efecto desgastado. Por 20 libras (antes 30 libras). Bershka Bershka no se decide con el estampado y al final acaba mezclando dos ideas en una. Un vestido corto de tirantes original con la espalda al aíre y los tirantes cruzados. Por <a href="http://www.bershka.com/es/es/bershka/rebajas/vestidos-y-monos/vestido-bershka-tiras-c1070565p4157511c642.html”>7,99 euros (antes 29,99 euros). River Island El vestido maxi monocromático es de River Island. Una opción correcta con la cintura fruncida y hasta bien abajo en el largo. Un amarillo de moda y vistoso. Por 12 euros (antes 25 euros). Zara El lino es para el verano y Zara lo entiende bien en este vestido corto de escote halter. Con el cuello enjoyado y un efecto desgastado. Por 15,99 euros (antes 29,95 euros). Adolfo Dominguez Tanta inspiración barroca al final nos ha dejado buenos looks, a veces no tan excesivos, como este vestido de Adolfo Dominguez. Un vestido entallado, con un buen diseño para estilizar la figura. Por 89 euros (antes 238 euros). Hugo Boss Tanta pasión por el blanco ha convertido el verano en una boda constante. Lo bueno es que hay muchas opciones que sirven tanto para el día como para un cocktail de noche. Hugo Boss tiene la suya por 229 euros (antes 389 euros). Mango El estampado folk se va a Mango con el paisley multicolor en un vestido de manga larga y de tejido satinado. Por 24,99 euros (49,99 euros). Esprit Las transparencias en los vestidos cortos funcionan con su panel de gasa que en Esprit va enjoyado. Por 79,99 euros (antes 99,99 euros). Warehouse El color berenjena vale para cualquier temporada y Warehouse lo lleva muy bien a este vestido de cocktail con un bonito escote y falda en uve. Por 74,29 euros (antes 97,14 euros). alice + olivia Los flecos van a llegar para el próximo otoño. Hay quienes son fieles a ellos y en alice + olivia lo saben bien. De ahí este vestido por 220,80 dólares (antes 368 dólares). Saloni Para un estampado el de Saloni. Un vestido corto con el bajo asimétrico y fruncido a la cintura. Por 275,98 euros (antes 551,95 euros). Rebajas de verano en Trendencias Prepara tu armario para la próxima temporada en las rebajas de Zara ¿Un vestido maxi para el look de calle? Jennifer Lopez se apunta (y nosotros a las rebajas) Rebajas 2014: bisutería colorista por menos de 30 euros ¿Qué colores buscar en rebajas que seguirán de moda en otoño?
– La noticia 11 vestidos de fiesta rebajados para una noche de verano fue publicada originalmente en Trendencias por Natxo Sobrado.
Acciones QPM: Establecer como borrador | Mover a la papelera | Forzar el borrado | Editar | Gestionar | Configuraciones QPM - www.diariototal.com/2014/10/17/11-vestidos-de-fiesta-reba...
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (8 of 9): Akari and Dominic /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (8 de 9): Akari y Dominic
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 144 of 184) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Dom: I see Kuro has had better company than me... :)
Akari: ##O__O## (Is he talking about me? :D)
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Dom: Veo que Kuro ha estado mejor acompañado que yo... :)
Akari: ##O__O## (Se refiere a mi? :D)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Jon Hunter - Refraction @ UTS
26/03/2010
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R E F R A C T I O N
Please come along to Refraction, an innovative night of sound/media arts featuring UTS students performing alongside experienced artists. This performance series aims to encourage a supportive sound and new media community within the University of Technology, Sydney. Curated by Peter Hollo and Emily McDaniel.
featuring:
JON HUNTER
ICARUS (UK)
SHOEB AHMAD
JORDAN BRYON (UTS)
$5/$10 at the door
Jon Hunter is an Electronic Artist living in Sydney. He creates sound installations, composes and performs music for modified spring reverberation units, computer and guitar. Jon Hunters' works sit somewhere between psychedelia and science fiction. Sounding like organic field recordings but synthetically rendered, these tense environments teeter on the edge of collapse whilst the echoes of Hendrix and Haino fly past. He is a part of The Holy Soul, Guarde Compartmente & Delirium Tremens. He has performed with the likes of Damo Suzuki (Can), David Thomas (Pere Ubu) and Shoji Hano. He co-presents the weekly new/experimental music program 'Song X' on 2ser.
Icarus are a UK-based experimental electronic duo who have been involved in experimental electronic improvised music in London for the past decade. Icarus have put out albums on the UK labels The Leaf Label and Output Recordings, and the US label Temporary Residence, and have remixed and toured with artists such as Four Tet and Murcof. Their music is well described as revelrous chaos. Their current album of remixes, Sylt Remixes (Rump Recordings 2009) (remixes by other artists of Icarus) is nominated for a Qwartz electronic music award. This will be Icarus' first time playing in Australia.
Beautiful new video of Icarus music here: vimeo.com/9762142
Shoeb Ahmad is a musician/sound artist based in Canberra, Australia. Beginning with toy microphones and instruments, Shoeb obsessed over feedback manipulation and minimal organ drone before feeling the push of punk experimentation. He performs and records fragile tone structures and spacious songforms using guitar, voice, field recordings, keyboard and laptop.
Jordan Bryon is currently completing her BA Communications (Media Arts and Production)/International Studies degree at the University of Technology, Sydney. Her creative practice explores the human condition craddled in the socio-political realm. Utilising recorded fragments of real life nestled into rhythmical and arrhythmical arrangements, Jordan weaves an intricate web of meaning in her highly emotive soundscapes.
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ملتقى الفجيرة الإعلامي الخامس يفتتح أعماله ياستعراض ماتواجهه المرأة من تحديات في ساحة الإعلام
محمود علام - الفجيرة - خاص بـ " وكالة أخبار المرأة "
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بدأت صباح اليوم جلسات ملتقى الفجيرة الإعلامي في دورته الخامسة تحت رعاية سمو الشيخ محمد بن حمد الشرقي ولي عهد الفجيرة وبحضور سمو الشيخ الدكتور راشد بن حمد الشرقي رئيس هيئة الفجيرة للثقافة والإعلام التي تنظم الملتقى سنويا للنقاش حول قضايا الساحة الإعلامية في الوطن العربي حيث انعقدت الدورة الجديدة تحت عنوان :"المرأة والإعلام ... الصورة الأخرى" وتمت خلال جلستي اليوم الأول استعراض التحديات التي تواجهها المرأة العربية العاملة في المجالات الإعلامية
وحضر حفل الافتتاح الأميرة ريم العلي رئيسة المعهد الأردني للإعلام والمهندس محمد سيف الأفخم عضو مجلس إدارة هيئة الفجيرة للثقافة والإعلام وإبراهيم العابد مدير المجلس الوطني للإعلام وعدد من المسؤولين ونخبة من الإعلاميين والخبراء المتميزين من الدول العربية والأجنبية إضافة إلى حضور واسع لأبرز الوجوه الإعلامية والثقافية والفنية والمؤسسات الإعلامية.
وفي كلمة افتتاحية ألقاها سعادة المهندس محمد سيف الأفخم عضو مجلس إدارة الهيئة كلمة قال :" ها نحن نشهد الدورة الخامسة لملتقى الفجيرة الإعلامي الذي يحتفي بالمرأة ودورها الفعّال في وسائل الإعلام إدارةً وتنفيذاً، وإعداداً وتقديما،ً من خلال مجموعة من المحاور المهمة، التي ستكون مدار نقاش وتحليل من قبلكم خلال اليوم والغد، ولا سيما أن المرأة في دولة الإمارات، ولله الحمد، قد حققت الكثير من الإنجازات، ولها مكانتها الخاصة، ودورها المميز في المؤسسات الإعلامية، وفي مختلف مناحي العمل، وهنا نستذكر الدور الريادي لسمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك، أم الإمارات، وصاحبة المبادرات الخيرة والمشاريع الداعمة للمرأة الإماراتية في شتى القطاعات." وأضاف الأفخم : "إنه من يُمن الطالع أن ينعقد هذا الملتقى في ذكرى مرور أربعين عاماً على تولي صاحب السمو الشيخ حمد بن محمد الشرقي مقاليد الحكم في إمارة الفجيرة، فهو الراعي لمسيرة هذه الإمارة في شتى المجالات، ونخصّ هنا قطاع الثقافة والإعلام الذي وجد الدعم الكبير أيضاً، والمتابعة المستمرة من سمو الشيخ محمد بن حمد الشرقي ولي العهد الذي يحرص في كل دورة للملتقى منذ انطلاقته على الرعاية والحضور" .
وأشار الأفخم الى أن هيئة الفجيرة للثقافة والإعلام من خلال هذا الملتقى الإعلامي السنوي تركز على طرح موضوعات مثيرة للنقاش، وذات بعد حيوي ولها علاقة مباشرة بالحياة اليومية، بعيداً عن التنظير الأكاديمي، والجفاف البحثي المحصور بقاعات الدرس والكتب، إذ إنها من خلال استضافة نخبة من الضيوف المتخصصين، تحاول أن تثري الموضوعات المطروحة، وتتيح المجال لطلبة أقسام الإعلام بالتماسّ المباشر مع الإعلاميين المعروفين، والإستفادة من خبراتهم، لاسيما وأن إمارة الفجيرة، تتميز بوجود ثلاث كليات إعلام، تخرّج الطلبة الذين يساهمون في المشهد الإعلامي في دولة الإمارات، إضافة إلى وجود " مجموعة الفجيرة للإعلام " التي تضم عدداً كبيراً من الشركات والمؤسسات العاملة في هذا الحقل، كما أطلقنا جائزة الفجيرة للتصوير الصحفي "فيبكوم" الدولية في دورتها الأولى، والتي توجت العلاقة مع وكالة الصحافة الفرنسية " فرانس برس، وما يزال موقع " الفجيرة نيوز " الإخباري منذ أكثر من ثلاث سنوات فاعلاً وينقل صورة حية عما يجري في الإمارة من مشاريع وخطط وفعاليات متنوعة " .
وحول خطط الهيئة ومشاريعها المستقبلية ختم الأفخم بالقول " لقد توصلنا إلى مجموعة من الفعاليات ذات البعد العربي و الدولي، وفي الوقت نفسه لها الأثر في مسيرة المجتمع، ومن بينها على سبيل المثال: "مهرجان الفجيرة الدولي للمونودراما"، و " ملتقى الفجيرة للربابة " و " مهرجان المسرح المدرسي " فضلاً عن المسابقة الدولية لنصوص الموندراما باللغة العربية، "، وجائزة الفجيرة للتصوير الضوئي، كما أن ثمار شراكتنا الإعلامية مع معهد الإعلام الأردني قد أينعت ثمارها بتخرج أول طالبة ماجستير إعلام من الفجيرة في هذا المعهد مؤخراً، ومن جهة أخرى وبخصوص الخطة المستقبلية للهيئة فإننا سننظم " ملتقى الفجيرة الفكري الأول " قريباً، وسنصدر أيضاً العدد الأول من مجلة " الفجيرة الثقافية " الفصلية لتكون منبرا عربيا للفكر والإبداع والفنون تضاف إلى مثيلاتها من المجلات العربية المرموقة، وتشمل الخطط المستقبلية القريبة إقامة مهرجان الفجيرة للموسيقى، وملتقى الفنون التشكيلية والنحت بمشاركات عربية ودولية واسعة" .
كما تحدث في الجلسة الإفتتاحية للملتقى سعادة إبراهيم العابد مدير عام المجلس الوطني للإعلام موضحا أن دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة لم تكن أبدا بمنآى عن النقاشات التي تدور عالميا حول المرأة والإعلام حيث كانت هذه القضية ولا تزال تحظى باهتمام كبير على مستوى القيادة العليا والأجهزة الإعلامية ومؤسسات التعليم العالي. فخلال العقدين الماضيين، وبرعاية كريمة من سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك، رئيسة الاتحاد النسائي العام،الرئيسة الأعلى لمؤسسة التنمية الأسرية، رئيسة المجلس الأعلى للأمومة والطفولة، ، شهدت قضية المرأة والإعلام زخما كبيرا امتد إلى الساحتين العالمية والعربية مما ساهم في تدعيم حضور المرأة على الساحة الإعلامية وتمتعها بصورة ايجابية تليق بانجازاتها الكبيرة في مجالات الحياة المعاصرة،وهو ما مكّن من إطلاق العديد من المبادرات الوطنية والإقليمية للنهوض بالمرأة في القطاع الإعلامي سواء على مستوى تقديم صورة إعلامية منصفه لها أو مشاركتها المهنية في العمل الإعلامي"
وأضاف العابد " على الرغم من غياب التوثيق المنهجي المناسب للإنجازات المتحققة في تناول الإعلام الوطني لقضايا المرأة وحضور المرأة في الفضاء الإعلامي، فإننا نلاحظ مؤشرات على وجود اتجاهات إيجابية مبشرة في مجال تمكين المرأة من لعب دور أكثر فاعلية وتحقيق صورة أكثر إيجابية لها. فقد بتنا نلاحظ ارتفاع مستوى حضور المرأة في الإمارات في الساحة الإعلامية سواء على مستوى المناصب القيادية العليا، أو على مستوى العمل الصحفي أو الإعلامي في وظائفه المختلفة وكذلك وجود عدة دوريات متخصصة بقضايا المرأة تلاقي جمهورا عريضا من القراء ليس فقط في الدولة بل في العديد من الدول العربية الشقيقة .
وقد ساهمت وسائل الإعلام الوطنية في دولة الإمارات خلال السنوات الماضية في إبراز إنجازات المرأة من خلال صيغ وأشكال إعلامية وصحفية متنوعة مثل التغطيات الإخبارية للقضايا والفعاليات التي تشكل النساء عنصرا مهماً فيها، والتحقيقات والأعمدة الصحفية التي تبرز قضايا وتحديات تهم المرأة في الإمارات ، والبرامج الإذاعية والتلفزيونية.
كما خصصت معظم وسائل الإعلام الوطنية وخاصة الصحف اليوميه ملاحق وزوايا خاصة بشؤون المرأة تركز على إبداعاتها الفنية والأدبية والفكرية والتربوية، وتفتح لها المجال للتعبير عن رأيها في القضايا المختلفة.كما عملت المحطات التلفزيونية من خلال برامجها المخصصة للمرأة أو للقضايا الإجتماعية بعامة لاستضافة نساء من مختلف مشارب الحياة للتحدث حول قضايا تخص الشأن العام أو تتعلق أساسا بواقع المرأة في الدولة". صورة المرأة في الإعلام" مداخلات معمقة لكل من " : أ. صلاح الدين معاوي ( تونس) ، مدير عام اتحاد إذاعات الدول العربية ((ASBU ، (صورة المرأة في الإعلام العربي)،أ. كرم نعمة ( بريطانيا)، مدير تحرير صحيفة العرب اللندنية، (صورة المرأة في الإعلام الأجنبي)، د.حصة لوتاه (الإمارات) ، كاتبة واعلامية (تسليع المرأة في عالم الإعلان)، د. إبتهال الخطيب ( الكويت )، أكاديمية وكاتبة في جريدة الجريدة الكويتية. (صورة المرأة في الإعلام والتحديات التي تواجهها)، د. خيرية البشلاوي ( مصر)، ناقدة وكاتبة (صورة المرأة في الدراما العربية).
كما شهد ت الجلسة الافتتاحية عرض فلم عن الفجيرة بمناسبة مرور اربعين عاما على تولي صاحب السمو الشيخ حمد بن محمد الشرقي عضو المجلس الأعلى حاكم الفجيرة مقاليد الحكم في الإمارة
كما قام سمو الشيخ ................ترافقه سمو الأميرة ريم العلي بافتتاح معرض التصوير الصحفي الخاص بجائزة الفجيرة للتصوير الصحفي " فيبكوم " والذي ضم ما يزيد عن الستين صورة ، وهو المعرض الذي تم افتتاحه في باريس سابقا بحضور سمو الشيخ محمد بن حمد الشرقي ولي عهد الفجيرة ، وتوزيع الجوائز على الفائزين من دول مختلفة.
I never used to drink coffee. After I moved to Guelph a few years ago I tried it. Then I tried our local Planet Bean Coffee...... and it was all over. I now buy freshly roasted coffee every week or so.... and grind it in my new burr grinder right before I brew it in my french press. I have somehow become a coffee snob. Never saw it coming.
A bonus of drinking Planet Bean coffee is that it is Fair Trade and Organic!
Camera: Nikon D700 [ISO 200]:[5s] Lens:135mm 2.8 AIS [f4]
Strobist: SB900 @ 17mm 1/8th power, into 28" wescott softbox camera right. Used a whiteboard to attempt to reflect some of the light back to left side of subject.
Triggered by PWII's.
After the flash went off, I used a small pen flashlight and made quick circles in the air during the remainder of the 5 second exposure. I kind of like this one because the "halo" is all messed up. it sure is hard to draw a straight line while reaching over your setup in the dark. single exposure, no photoshop editing.
Il paganello 2010
Il solito freddo da lupi, anche se da questa foto non sembrerebbe.
Poco tempo, quest'anno, da dedicare all'evento.
Condizioni meteorologiche critiche. Instabilità, sopra e dentro.
Le solite conferme di un evento che arriva ti prende e ti porta via... lasciandoti un martedì in cui puoi solo scrivere, guardare e ricordare, cercare e rielaborare.
Mi accadeva quando ci giocavo, ci lavoravo.
Ma accade anche oggi, che sono un mero utente di questo pezzo di vita.
Accade anche a chi, come me, non è dentro se non con lo spirito, e non ne succhia il midollo come andrebbe fatto in occasioni del genere.
Ma insomma, pur situato ai margini di un evento che concentra su una spiaggia l'eterogeneità del mondo, assistere al paganone è sempre bello. E' sempre una possibilità.
L'effetto del passaggio è questo. Da sempre.
Il Paganello è in grado di mettermi quella bella malinconia addosso. Ed è in grado di metterla prima che finisca, a volte, come quest'anno, prima che inizi. Ho convissuto con la malinconia da fine torneo da qualche giorno prima dell'inizio. Quando il rombo dei motori è talmente alto, prima della partenza, che non esiste altro, se non l'imminente welcome party.
Perché il paganello è troppo per quel poco tempo che dura.
O forse è il giusto, giacché le pause e l'aspettativa sono forse più importanti dell'azione che precedono.
Comunque, rivedere Thusar è stato fantastico ed assistere a quel mondo libero e semplice, pure.
Quest'anno, una novità fotografica.
Fra le foto standard del torneo, cercherò di raccontare il paganello 2010 pure con qualche ritratto, senza menzionare nell'immagine quel disco di plastica dura. Vediamo cosa ne uscirà fuori.
Ah, per chi non sapesse di cosa parlo
We all have some loads to carry -- that's the nature of life. And sometimes it's so heavy that it takes everything we've got to keep from dropping it or caving in beneath the weight. This might be one of those seasons of heavy burdens for you. I've got some good news for you -- news that's contained in our word for today from the Word of God in 1 Corinthians 10:13. Here's your Heavenly Father's promise: "God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted" -- that word can also be translated "tested" -- "beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
Your Father in heaven who loves you infinitely and knows you completely. Everything that comes into your life as a child of God has to be Father-filtered first. Whether your Father sends it or allows it, no burden or temptation can come into your life unless He has first signed off on it. Now, will He allow burdens that take you to the limit? Yes. Ask any athlete who's ever used the weight room -- the only way you can get stronger is if you have to lift something heavier than you've lifted before. But God knows your limit, and while He may allow you to go the edge so you can experience His power, He will never allow you to go over the edge.
If you're having to carry something really heavy right now, realize that you're indeed being trusted by God with this burden. He believes you can handle it, with His unlimited power as your strength. He believes you won't let Him down. And He knows you will emerge from this struggle stronger and more valuable than you've ever been.
Your Father loves you. Your Father knows what you can handle. He knows what He can trust you with. There's something much bigger, something much more eternal going on here than you can possibly imagine -- maybe even a contest over you between the devil and God Himself. Carry your burden faithfully, with undiminished allegiance to your Lord and daily downloading of the mighty grace of God. And as your Father hands you today's load to carry, be sure that He knows how much you can handle -- and He'll never give you more than you can carry.
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This was brighter when I original edited it . . . odd. View On Black
Day 2 of lighting class was fun. We did a bit more on angles & the best ways to light a stage, before moving onto coloured gels and learning about additive mixing and how actually when you subtract colours it comes up with something which you wouldn't actually expect. & then mix some colours together & where you'd expect white you actually got black. We looked at a lighting plan then, & the grid looked quite complicated at first, but once I understood what I looked at it was quite easy to read. Helen said I now probably know more than Tristam about lighting. After taking this course I now see how little Tristam knew about lighting while he was at school. It's quite amazing really. If I'd been him I would have wanted to know more!
I offered to help Helen rigging when she has a production on, & she said if they hire out a moving light then I can come & play about with it, which would be awesome. When I was walking home there were all the new students & prefects arriving & I felt sorta sad. I have so many memories in this place, & now there are all these new students here, & they'll be making memories now. At one point during the class we were up in the lighting box, & on the wall was a label with 'The Stage Tech Mascot' written on it, & it was in Lauren's handwriting & I remembered her writing it, & placing this little toy above it, & I thought about all the memories I've had over the years in that box, & realised that I was probably the only one left around here who remembers them, because everyone else has left. It just made me a little sad.
I had a fight with my Mom after dinner, because she kept saying I was basically going to waste my life, or at least this year, & I have done everything to prove that is not the case. And I think Max & I are fighting. I'm not sure. We were both arguing sometime at the beginning of the week, & then I went online & he wasn't there, & then I didn't have time to go online. So he text me today, & said 'Hope you are well. X' which I thought was rather formal, so I asked if he'd be online tonight, & he said yes, but that he couldn't text today because he was busy, & I was so pissed off because I was busy with a class all day, & it just annoyed me that he'd assumed I was expecting to text him all day. & now he's not online which is so annoying.
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capacitó en la plataforma Google AdWords: Universal Mc Cann, Starcom, OMD, Havas Digital, Initiative, Carat, Leo Burnet, WSI, Ogilvy, Toyota,
Montpellier, Mercado Libre, MINI, P&G , Unilever, Ford Motor Company, Lenovo, Disney Channel, Movistar, FOX, HP, Direct TV, Despegar.com.
Especialidades: AdWords training (to self-manage in future), One-time account optimization, One-time account setup, Ongoing account management
services. Creative and design services, Marketing consultancy, New media (mobile & social networks), Online display advertising, Search engine
optimization, Website analytics.
12:50 a 13:40
JONATHAN BALDOVINO
Twitter. Como "Twitterizar" la actividad online
Chief Ideation Officer en Marketing Sense. Más de 10 años de experiencia en gerencia de negocios y desarrollo de productos especialmente en el
segmento de IT, Internet y medios de comunicación online. Director de la Especialización en Marketing Digital en ADEN Business School, Coordinador
del diploma en marketing Online de la Universidad ESEADE. Activo conferencista en Latinoamérica de temas de Marketing Online, Social Media y Email
Marketing. Profesor las universidades UP, ESEADE, UB, UADE, USAL, entre otras.
13:40 a 15:30 Almuerzo libre y reingreso a Sala
15:30 a 16:20
DIEGO LÁZARO
Linkedin. Aprenda a utilizarlo de forma efectiva
Publicitario y especialista en Marketing desde hace más de 10 años. Fundó hace 2 años su propia consultora, trabajando actualmente como Social
Media Strategist, realizando el posicionamiento estratégico en los últimos 2 años de más de 20 empresas en la Web 2.0, entre las que se cuentan
Vainillas Capri, Hotel Eolo Patagonia, Bodega Viña Las Perdices, vinotecas enoGarage, EspacioG y Gigared. Fue orador en las Primeras Jornadas
Nacionales de Marketing en Redes Sociales realizadas por Comunique, presentando la ponencia Community Manager. Director de Mighty Media, consultora de
redes sociales y online marketing.
16:20 a 17:10
GENOVEVA PURITA
Facebook. 10 Ideas para rentabilizar tu Fan Page
Socia Directora de CEO Soutions y Profesora en OBS (Escuela de Negocios Online de la Universidad de Barcelona). Licenciada en Marketing y
Comunicación en E.S.E.M Madrid, España. Se ha desempeñado como Gerente de Marketing en España (Borland, General Fosforera Española, Interalas
DM&M y Misco España) y en Argentina (Colorín, AVH Home Video y Synergex). Tanto a nivel corporativo como con sus clientes de consultoría, ha
desarrollado planes de marketing estratégico e implementado campañas de marketing táctico, basándose siempre en su permanente investigación sobre
las tendencias y uso de nuevas herramientas, así como de su experiencia en el desarrollo e implementación de estrategias de marketing directo e
interactivo. Ha dictado conferencias sobre Marketing Estratégico y Marketing Directo en la Asociación de Mujeres Empresarias de Madrid y Barcelona.
Se ha especializado en Posicionamiento ayudando a sus clientes a re-inventarse para lograr una adecuada articulación entre la estrategia deseada y
las nuevas reglas de juego del mercado.
17:10 a 18:00
GUSTAVO BLANCO
Aplicaciones. Plataformas. Recursos y Herramientas para el Community Management
Es cofundador de Nuevo Perfil que brinda servicios de capacitación en marketing digital, community management, herramientas digitales y visibilidad
corporativa y profesional en internet. Actualmente se desempeña como analista digital, community manager, redactor de blogs y capacitador. Es
licenciado en Sistemas de la Universidad CAECE con una especialización en Marketing Digital en la UTN y más de 15 años en el mercado de
capacitación y recursos humanos. Es docente en el Programa Ejecutivo de Community Management de la Universidad de Palermo. A lo largo de su carrera
ha trabajado como analista digital para clientes de cadenas de retail, moda, pymes y emprendedores. Actualmente orientado a la investigación e
implementación de la Identidad Digital Profesional (IDP) mediante estrategias de marketing social y de contenido.
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Now if there's a smile upon my face
It's only there trying to fool the public
But when it comes down to fooling you
Now honey that's quite a different subject
But don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Really I'm sad, Oh I'm sadder than sad
You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad
Like a clown I appear to be glad ooh yeah
Well they're some sad things known to man
But there ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown, when there's no-one around
Hmm Oh yeah, baby
Now if I appear to be carefree
It's only to camouflage my sadness
And honey to shield my pride I try
To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
But don't let my show convince you
That I've been happy since you
Decided to go
Oh I need you so
I'm hurt and I want you to know
That for others I put on a show
Well they're some sad things known to man
But there ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown, when there's no-one around
Oh yeah
Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my surface hid
Smiling in the crowd I try
But in a lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown
When there's no-one around, oh yeah, baby
Now if there's a smile upon my face
Don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Don't let this smile I wear
Make you think that I don't care
Cos really I'm sad.
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Tenryuji Temple
Founded in 1339.
Located in northwest Kyoto.
A World Heritage Site.
Extensive grounds.
Located in lovely Arashiyama.
A must see.
Tenryuji, or as it is formally known Tenryu Shiseizen-ji, is the head temple of the Tenryu sect of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. Tenryuji was created in honor of Gautama Buddha, and was founded by Ashikaga Takauji. In 1994, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Prior to the founding of Tenryuji, the Empress Tachibana no Kachiko, who was the wife of the Emperor Saga, created a Buddhist temple named Danrin-ji on the exact same spot. In the mid-thirteenth century, however, Emperor Gosaga and his son Emperor Kameyama converted the grounds into an imperial villa.
Ashikaga Takauji later converted the villa into a temple in order to hold a memorial service for Emperor Go-daigo. Ashikaga’s younger brother, Tadayoshi, was alleged to have had a dream about a golden dragon flying in the nearby Hozu River. “Tenryu” means "dragon of the sky."
The temple was enormously successful and grew to contain 150 sub-temples. Fire, however, decimated the temple in 1358, 1367, 1373, 1380, 1447, and 1467. It was rebuilt following further destruction during the Onin War, again burned in 1815, and lost many temples and artifacts during the Hamaguri Rebellion in 1864.
Tenryu-ji contains various Important Cultural Properties, including portraits of the temple’s first priest Muso Soseki; a wooden carving of Gautama Buddha; illustrations; and a garden, created by Muso Soseki.
The Emperors Gosaga and Kageyama are buried here.
More detailed history and pics here-
www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/kyoto_tenryuji_temple...
youtu.be/kVIbgs1DBaA Trailer
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Additional Photos in Set.
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Suggested by the book Flying Saucers from Outer Space by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald F. Keyhoe, this story, about an alien invasion of Earth, is highlighted by spectacular special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Hugh Marlowe as Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor as Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis as Major Huglin, the liaison officer
Morris Ankrum as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
John Zaremba as Prof. Kanter
Thomas Browne Henry as Vice-Admiral Enright
Grandon Rhodes as General Edmunds
Larry J. Blake as a motorcycle policeman
Charles Evans as Dr. Alberts
Paul Frees as Alien (voice)
Harry Lauter as Cutting - Generator Technician
Charles was always cutting out stories from newspapers and in the mid-fifties there were a spat of flying saucer sightings. Charles thought this phenomenon would make a good feature and so Earth Vs the Flying Saucers was the result.
The design of the saucers was based on what most people would expect but Ray added an animated section into the top and underside that also had flutes in them so that people could see it was moving.
The various sizes of saucers (there are seven in total) were made from aluminium by Ray’s father and then anodised giving them a matt finish so they didn’t reflect light.
Ray never liked the latex alien suits used in the film even though he designed them. He would have preferred to animate models of the aliens but because of budget restrictions this was never possible.
Instead of drawing entire storyboards for the action, Ray used location photographs and executed rough sketches on them and then mounted them for storyboards.
As with The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, a great number of the rear project plates were stills.
For all the aerial model work Ray used old recording wire on which to suspend the saucers.
The miniatures sets – The Capitol and the Supreme Court buildings cost $1500 each and the Washington Monument cost just $500. Compare those costs with today’s budgets
Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (EvFS) is the flagship of 50s sci-fi B movies. It has all the hallmarks of a typical B movie: shot in black and white, much stock footage, low-budget props, etc. That said, EvFS is still the best of its breed. The acting is good (for the most part). Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation of the saucers is great. His saucers have more "life" than any model on a string could attain. The basic premise of hostile aliens invading the earth with flying saucers was a classic. EvFS would be a significant influence in Tim Burton's 1996 movie Mars Attacks.
Dr. Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) heads a nascent satellite program, but all of his satellites blow up or fall from orbit. A saucer buzzes Dr. Marvin and his wife as they drive to the base. Despite a call from Dr. Marvin's father-in-law (Morris Ankrum), they launch the next rocket. A saucer descends on the base. Troops open fire. The saucer is invulnerable, but one of the robot-like aliens is hit. The other alien-bots use heat beams to destroy the base. Only Dr. Marvin and his wife escape because they were in a deep bunker. The aliens came from a defunct solar system, intent on taking over the earth. They want earthlings to surrender peacefully so their new home won't be a ruin from the battle. Mankind is defiant. The aliens give earth 56 days to think it over. The time is used, instead, to develop an anti-saucer weapon. Dr. Marvin and staff develop a magnetic disruptor which makes the saucers unstable. When the fleet of saucers finally arrive over Washington DC, a whole fleet of disrupter-beam equipped Ford flatbed trucks is there to greet them. A mighty battle rages. Saucer heat beams destroy much, but the trucks take their toll too. Saucers wobble and fall into a variety of DC landmarks, including the Washington Monument. Finally, the last saucer falls. Earth is saved! The end.
It's hard not to enjoy this classic of 50s B sci-fi. It has everything a 50 sci-fi fan loves. The acting is reasonably good, the pacing is pretty good too, so even someone who isn't a fan of the genre could be suitably entertained.
EvFS is a classic allegory of Cold War tensions. A hostile force seeks to invade and take over. In the mid-50s, the threat from communism was never far from viewers' minds. The caustic Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev would say, later in 1956 "We will bury you!" would say later. When, in the movie, the earthlings decide to fight the saucers, an Army general says: "When an armed and threatening power lands uninvited in our capitol, we don't meet him with tea and cookies!" Such was American popular sentiment towards the threat of communism.
Stock Footage Fun -- amid the usual clips of P-80s and V-2s (Checkers!) and other military clips, are stock disaster clips. Storms, fires, destruction. For the sci-fi fan, there are also snippets recycled from earlier sci-fi movies. There are battle scenes cut from War of the Worlds ('53) and The Day the Earth Stood Still ('51).
Cheap Suit -- The aliens walk about in crude robot-like suits with faceless bullet-shaped helmets. The fit and finish of these suits is quite poor when you get a good look at them.
Alien Glimpse -- The brief scene in which the real alien (head) is exposed, reveals the taxonomy that would become archetypal: big head, tapering to a small neck, large almond-shaped eyes, tiny mouth. They're also said to weigh little, being fairly weak and frail. Of the many sorts of invading aliens seen thus far in the 50s, some were simple -- men in leotards Killers from Space, if not just plain people Devil Girl from Mars and Flight to Mars and giant humanoids: The Thing. A very few hostile (or at least frightening) invaders were not humanoid: Invaders from Mars and War of the Worlds. The alien in EvFS appears to be an early showing of what would later become the presumed "true" shape of alien life forms.
Bottom line? EvFS is well worth watching. Fans of 50s sci-fi will enjoy it. Family members of fans of 50s sci-fi can tolerate it. In many ways, it is the epitome of the B grade 50s science fiction movie.
On black — On blog — Slideshow
Part of a brief series of photos on the Rozanji, a temple credited as one of the places where Murakami Shikibu wrote, exactly a thousands years ago, the Genji monogatari. The house of his father, the courtier Fujiwara Tametoki, was here and, if not the building, this could be the place she was refering to as "home" when wrote in her Diary (as translated by Richard Bowring):
"What on earth are you doing in such cold weather?" asked His Excellency. "You are meant to be convalescing!" Nevertheless he brought her exquisite paper brushes and ink from time to time, an even an inkstone. When the women found out that Her Majesty had given it to me, they all complained loudly that I had obtained it by going behind their backs. Despite this, she made me another present of some excellent colored paper and some brushes.
Then, while I was busy in attendance, His Excellency sneaked into my room and found the copy of the Tale that I had had brought from home for safe-keeping. It seems that he gave the whole thing to his second daughter. I no longer had the fair copy in my possession and was sure that the version she had would hurt my reputation.
As the setsubun festivities were taking place, the garden was closed the day we payed our visit, but this man we made friends with managed to get us in there after a few words with the monks. Once there, he pointed out to the room at the corner, left side here, and said it was there where Murasaki Shikibu began writing her masterwork, while looking at the garden (now called Genji niwa, id est Genji's Garden). Oviously an exageration (the temple was rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1788) but the experience was moving all the same. And, after all, if not exactly there, it could be a few meters from there, huh?
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: TITLE: LENN'S ARRIVAL /
TÍTULO: LA LLEGADA DE LENN
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 04 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.
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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Pioneer Court Fountain - 1965 · 25 names of Chicago pioneers were set in bronze on the circular retaining wall of the fountain once on the east side of Michigan Avenue, just north of the Chicago River. They are: Jane Addams - Philip Danforth Armour - Daniel Hudson Burnham - Richard Teller Crane - John Crerar - Steven A. Douglas - Marshall Field - William Rainey Harper - Carter Henry Harrison - Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard - William Le Baron Jenney - John Kinzie - Cyrus Hall McCormick - Joseph Medill - Walter Loomis Newberry - William Butler Ogden - Potter Palmer - George Mortimer Pullman - Julius Rosenwald - Martin Antoine Ryerson - Jean Baptiste Point Sable - Charles Henry Wacker - Aaron Montgomery Ward - John Wentworth - John Whistler. Among them are seven who arrived in Chicago before 1836, namely Hubbard, Kinzie, Newberry, Ogden, Point de Sable, Wentworth and Whistler. A 13.5"x31" concrete tablet [see monument] at the fountain was inscribed: "Pioneer Court - A project developed cooperatively by the Chicago Tribune and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States in commemoration of the pioneers whose names, selected by the Chicago Historical Society for their contribution to Chicago`s birth, growth and greatness, are set in bronze in the base of the fountain. - Dedicated June 23, 1965. - By J. Howard Wood, president of the Tribune Company and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, James F. Oates, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, and by Mayor Richard J. Daley of behalf of the City of Chicago." [This fountain no longer exists at this location, 2004.]
i've always enjoyed playing around and learning different photography techniques. my first camera was very basic but that didn't stop me trying some long exposure shots. i've combined photos together in photoshop to different effect in multiple exposure shots and used other post processing tricks turning panoramas into little planets. since getting my slr camera i've been able to add hdr to my arsenal of techniques, and a remote control has changed the way i photograph the stars. a few months ago i learnt about a technique i'd never heard of - shaped bokeh. when you take a photo with a very shallow depth of field, the lens generally turns the out of focus light sources into circular shapes - like this - called bokeh. if you cut a different shape into a piece of (preferably black) paper and place this in front of the lens these circular lights adopt the new shape. i was anxious to test this out when i was in lima, so i bought some black paper at an art shop, cut some shapes with my pen knife, and headed down to the busy street below. this is one of the results of these tests. to get the best effect you need to set the focus to the foreground (accentuating the blurriess of the lights in the background) therefore a picture like this would work best if there was a subject in the foreground which i could focus on. i've been intending to get out again and try this, but haven't found the time. besides, there is something i still like about this early test, and the stars seem appropriate at this time of year. on which note... merry christmas.
here's the original
Attendees participate in Pollinator Habitat Planting Event on Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Plymouth, Ind. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AP Images for National 4-H Council)
Llega fin de año, llega el momento de pensar y poner en la balanza lo ocurrido durante este año.
También fui taggeado por karla .
10 cosas (1 falsa) sobre mí:
1. El mejor libro de mi infancia fue Las Aventuras de Tom Sawyer. Gran historia y el primer libro que pude leer solo.
2. Mi película favorita es Volver al Futuro. Ya he perdido la cuenta de la cantidad de veces que la he visto.
3. Detesto jugar con mis hijos. :)
4. Me encanta viajar. Es una lastima que sea tan caro a veces.
5. Soy un fanático de la tecnología. Me gusta estar al tanto de la últimas novedades.
6. Necesito un corte de pelo.
7. La fotografía ha reemplazado este año mi tiempo para la lectura. Debo corregir eso el año que viene.
8. Me encanta cocinar. Hasta hace unos años atrás no sabía ni siquiera hervir una papa.
9. Me encanta la cerveza. Mi favorita por estos días es Corona.
10. Me encanta el "olor" de la lluvia.
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New year arrives, it's time to think about what happened during this year.
I've also been tagged by karla.
10 things (1 is not true) about me:
1. The best book of my childhood was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Great story and the first book I could read alone.
2. My favorite movie is Back to the Future. I've lost count of how many times I've seen it.
3. I hate playing with my children. :)
4. I love to travel. It's a shame it is so expensive sometimes.
5. I'm a fan of technology. I like to keep up-to-date of the latest developments.
6. I need a haircut.
7. Photography has replaced this year my reading time. I need to fix that next year.
8. I love cooking. A few years ago I did not even know how to boil a potato.
9. I love beer. My favorite these days is Corona.
10. I love the "smell" of rain.
Strobist info: SB-900 1/32 power 24mm zoom against white wall camera left. Triggered by PW.
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201 años dempués de la declaración de soberanía de 1808 Fai! quixo recordar esti 25 de mayu como'l día nacional d'Asturies. Pa ello, entamóse una folixa que cuntó con un recital poéticu, la ellaboración d'un mural y un conciertu con 4 grupos asturianos que punxeron la banda sonora a una xornada reivindicativa pola soberanía popular asturiana.
Más d’un cientu de persones participaron esti sábadu 23 na I Folixa Nacional entamada por Fai! como reivindicación y celebración del Día de la Nación Asturiana, recuerdu de la xornada qu’abre la historia contemporánea d’Asturies, el 25 de mayu de 1808, día de la declaración de soberanía de la Xunta Xeneral.
Doscientos ún años depués d’esti fechu y de la creación de la bandera asturiana, la organización d'esquierda soberanista Fai! quixo ufrir un menú folixeru y combativu nel marcu del CSOA La Reflexón. Abriendo les actividaes, Sergio Gutiérrez Camblor, Carlos Suari, Pablo X. Suárez, Xabel Vegas y Xandru Fernández protagonizaron el recital poéticu “Poetes agresivos (disparen les sos obres contra los que se duermen)”, onde tuvo bien presente, de la mano de los sos versos, la crítica social y la ironía más característica de cinco poetes que representaron na Folixa’l presente y el futuru de la lliteratura nacional, al tiempu que nes paredes se proyectaben imáxenes subversives qu'afalaben l'ambiente combativu del recital.
De siguío, dellos artistes plásticos emprimaben a diseñar un mural que tenía la histórica fras como protagonista: “Asturies enxamás vencida”.
Dientro del CSOA, organización, delles puestos de material y músicos ultimaben tolos detalles pa que dende les siete y media, la música entamara a sonar na I Folixa Nacional con un escenariu enllenu d'asturines y de banderes d'otros pueblos en llucha como les de los Països Catalans, Castiella, el País Llionés, Andalucía, Euskal Herria, Palestina...K-Nalón yera’l grupu encargáu de romper el silenciu col so rap dinamiteru 100% n’asturianu.
Darréu Arma X y 13 Palabras xubíen al escenariu de La Reflexón pa que la revolución de rimes nun aparara.Metanes l'actuación, una pancarta xubió al escenariu pa denunciar la illegalización de les idées y pola derogación de la llei de partíos.
Al finar esta actuación los sones reivindicativos dexaron pasu al actu políticu, onde militantes de Fai! lleeron un manifiestu en favor del 25 de mayu como día nacional d'Asturies. Enantes, un representante del Comité de Sofitu a Iniciativa Internacionalista n'Asturies, que llamentablemente foi la única organización qu'acudió a la llamada que dende Fai! se ficiere a los partíos de la izquierda nacional asturiana pa dicir unes pallabres, agradeció'l convite y presentó la campaña que ta desendolcando'l comité nesti país, a pesar de les torgues y la criminalización que careció y carez esta y otres munches opciones polítiques d'esquierda soberanista nel estáu español.
Na segunda metada del conciertu Vinagre de Sidra abría capítulu pa les guitarres y el rock, que yá na fin de la nueche diba zarrar Gomeru, depués de cinco hores de música dende la trinchera más reivindicativa del país.
Dende Fai! nun queremos que s'escaeza la nuestra historia, la historia d'un pueblu combativu que siempre supo tar a l'altura de les circunstancies. Güei tócanos a nosotres y nosotros, les y los asturianes y asturianos del sieglu XXI siguir na llucha en busca de la soberanía popular d'Asturies.
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Beaumaris Castle, located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales was built as part of King Edward I's campaign to conquer the north of Wales. It was designed by James of St. George and was begun in 1295, but never completed. Beaumaris has been designated as a World Heritage site.
Beaumaris castle was positioned to face Garth Celyn on the opposite shore of the Menai Strait and was intended, along with Conwy Castle and Caernarfon castle at either end of the Menai Strait, to overshadow the Welsh Royal home and centre of resistance to the English forces.
Beaumaris Castle (beau mareys - fair marsh) was the last of Edward I's fortresses in North Wales. Work started in 1295 and continued for 35 years, with over 3,500 workmen employed at the peak of construction. Finances and material ran out when King Edward turned his attentions towards Scotland, and the castle was not completed, although an impressive £15,000 was expended on its construction.
During the course of construction Edward I of England ordered that the inhabitants of nearby Llanfaes be evicted from their homes and relocated to the far side of the island at Newborough.
The King's architect, Master James of St. George, brought all his experience to bear in designing Beaumaris — its defences and lines of supply are superbly planned. It was constructed according to a concentric plan — the inner ward is completely surrounded by the outer ward. The castle has a tidal dock allowing it to be supplied directly by sea and is surrounded by a water-filled moat. The defences include numerous ingeniously sited arrow slits, and the entrances are protected by murder holes from which substances such as hot oil could be poured over enemy forces. Attackers of Beaumaris Castle would have met 14 separate obstacles and four lines of fortification resulting from the 'walls within walls' design.
The plan of the castle is nearly square, sharing much in common with Caerphilly and Harlech. The inner ward is rectangular with a round tower at each corner. On the north and south sides are massive gatehouses following the typical pattern of two D-shaped towers flanking the gate passage, while two more D-shaped towers defend the east and west walls. The great hall and other domestic buildings would have been constructed within this inner ward.
Surrounding the inner bailey (in accordance with the concentric ideal) is an outer wall defended by towers and its own two gatehouses. These are not aligned with the inner gatehouses and would have denied attackers the advantage of a straight path through the gates. The dock wall extends from the south wall near the gatehouse so also serves as a defensive firing platform. Unlike the simple outer walls at Caerphilly and Harlech, the walls here are very thick and have internal passages to allow defenders access to protected arrow slits.
The plan was nearly perfect, but the castle was never completed. The Welsh conquest was practically complete at the time of construction, and the immense cost of completing such a massive fortress would have drained funds needed for the Scottish campaigns. Neither the towers of the inner ward nor the great gatehouses were built to full height and many buildings of the inner ward were left unfinished when large scale work ceased in 1298. Small-scale work was carried out in the early 14th century. However, the outer walls were crenelated, and unlike many other castles Beaumaris did not suffer slighting during the Civil War — the extant castle is very well-preserved.
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Starring Ray “Crash” Corrigan, Lee Van Atta, C. Montague Shaw, Monte Blue, Lois Wilde, John Merton, William Farnum.
Undersea Kingdom begins with a protracted introduction to our hero, US Navy lieutenant “Crash” Corrigan (Ray Corrigan), in a series of sequences that establish his athletic prowess. After Crash has excelled at football, wrestling, and other strenuous sports, the main plot gets underway when Corrigan is assigned to accompany scientist Professor Norton (C. Montague Shaw) on a submarine expedition to the bottom of the ocean. Norton is convinced that a recent series of earthquakes are emanating from the lost land of Atlantis–which, according to his theory, was not destroyed when it sank to the ocean floor but instead preserved by a protective dome. Norton, Corrigan, newspaper reporter Diana Compton (Lois Wilde), and Norton’s young son Billy (Lee Van Atta) discover the truth of Norton’s theory when their undersea journey brings them to Atlantis–a country that culturally and sartorially resembles Ancient Greece, but possesses technology never seen in the ancient or modern world. There, they find that the Atlantean tyrant Unga Khan (Monte Blue) has been causing the earthquakes, which are mere test runs for his planned conquest of the “surface world” with his arsenal of destructive weapons. Norton is taken prisoner by Khan, who makes the professor his scientific lackey after after technologically brainwashing him, while Crash is captured by Sharad (William Farnum), the high priest of Poseidon and the leader of an Atlantean faction that opposes Unga Khan. Eventually, Crash convinces Sharad that they share a common enemy, and is given command of the high priest’s “White Robe” army. He takes command of Sharad’s campaign against Unga Khan’s “Black Robes,” while Khan assiduously prepares for an invasion of the unsuspecting surface world.
Undersea Kingdom is invariably compared to Universal’s Flash Gordon, which was released two months earlier in 1936; in fact, it’s often cited as a direct imitation of the Universal chapterplay. Given the closeness of the two serials’ release dates, this is unlikely–although Republic did begin producing Kingdom when Universal announced Gordon, no doubt hoping to steal a little of Gordon’s thunder with a sci-fi adventure of their own. Thematically, however, Undersea Kingdom owes more to Phantom Empire, released two years earlier by Republic’s predecessor Mascot, than it does to Flash Gordon. Among the two serials’ points in common are an alien kingdom that is still part of the good old Earth, a child co-hero, and a villainous robot corps. Also like Empire, Kingdom lacks any of the otherworldly atmosphere of Flash Gordon; Atlantis’ locales and inhabitants never come alive the way Mongo’s do. The troubles of Atlantis never becomes involving in their own right; the struggle between Unga Khan and Sharad is a mere backdrop to Khan’s plan to conquer the surface world; (in fact, the final destruction of Sharad’s city is only a side effect of Khan’s attempt to recapture Professor Norton).
However, while Undersea Kingdom is no Flash Gordon, it has much to recommend it. As already mentioned, the writers (John Rathmell, Oliver Drake, Maurice Geraghty, and Tracy Knight) don’t succeed in making Atlantis seem very colorful (although they give the supposedly Greek Atlanteans a wild potpourri of names that hail from Mongolia, ancient Persia, Phoenicia, and many other places), but they keep their plot moving swiftly. The final chapter is unusually exciting, with Unga Khan confidently preparing to blast opposing Navy ships from the ocean as Crash and Norton work frantically to cripple his defenses from within his impregnable tower.
While the serial’s principal outdoor location (Iverson’s Movie Ranch) doesn’t look very otherworldly, both Sharad’s Sacred City (a disguised version of Republic’s Spanish fort, enlarged by some excellent matte work) and Unga Khan’s laboratory are decorated in properly peculiar style, while the serial’s various miniatures (the Atlantean “Volplane,” Norton’s submarine, Khan’s rocket-powered tower) are very well-designed by Howard and Theodore Lydecker. The Juggernaut, a tank-like vehicle that anticipates the Jungle Cruiser in Tim Tyler’s Luck, is similarly impressive, while a squad of robots (called “Volkites” here) will only impress those (like myself) who don’t object to the water- heater-like appearance of the robot in the later Mysterious Doctor Satan; the Volkites are near-duplicates of that automaton.
The serial features few of the fistfights common to Republic’s later serials, but compensates by including some truly unique action sequences, chief among them the large-scale attacks on Sharad’s Sacred City by the Black Robes; these battle scenes are beautifully staged by directors Joseph Kane and B. Reeves Eason (Eason directed many similar sequences in silent and sound “spectacles” like 1925’s Ben-Hur and 1936’s Charge of the Light Brigade). The serial’s smaller-scaled swordfights are also well-handled, as are several chariot chases, Crash’s tightrope-walking escape from Khan’s tower, and the wrestling matches between Crash and various opponents (although his repeated success in overpowering two villains at once somewhat stretches credibility). The serial’s chapter endings are interesting (particularly the ones involving Crash’s fall down an elevator shaft, his apparent crushing by the Juggernaut, and the good guys’ failed escape in the Volplane that ends in their being shot down), but too many of them–including the famed Juggernaut cliffhanger–are resolved by blatant “cheats” in the following chapter.
The serial’s cast is uneven in terms of acting. Ray Corrigan, excellent as a laid-back but determined cowboy hero in Republic’s Three Mesquiteers films, seems slightly uncomfortable as a swashbuckling near-superhero (with a rather embarrassing outfit); he delivers most of his lines hurriedly in rather stone-faced fashion and lacks the dash that helped Buster Crabbe put across the similarly difficult role of Flash Gordon. Monte Blue is also a bit miscast as the warlord Unga Khan. While Blue was good as more prosaic villains like the evil Yellow Weasel in Hawk of the Wilderness, his appearance and voice aren’t “bravura” enough for such a larger-than-life part. He voices Khan’s megalomaniacal ravings in a harsh monotone, with none of the measured staginess someone like Charles Middleton or Bela Lugosi would have given them.
The lovely Lois Wilde has very little to do as the leading lady, but delivers her lines with a breathless enthusiasm almost unparalleled among serial actresses. Lee Van Atta is good as the capable, if somewhat cocky, Billy Norton, in effect the serial’s co-hero. John Merton features prominently as a tough Black Robe soldier named Moloch who switches over to the good guys’ side and provides Crash with loyal support; Merton handles this change-of-pace part with plenty of vigor and conviction. Lon Chaney Jr. is properly snarling and aggressive as Captain Hakur, the leader of Unga Khan’s Black Robe army, while Raymond Hatton–surprisingly cast as a villain–is his second-in-command. Boothe Howard makes a slick aide-de-camp for Monte Blue, and Lane Chandler is William Farnum’s stalwart lieutenant. Farnum himself handles the role of Sharad with his customary dignity and theatricality, glowering angrily over Unga Khan’s aggression and ringingly declaring his faith in Poseidon. The most refined and assured performance in the serial, however, comes from C. Montague Shaw as Professor Norton. Shaw is calm, dignified, and authoritative as the pre-transformation Norton and whining, crafty, and obsequious as the transformed Professor. His evil chuckling when he’s decoyed Crash into a trap is memorable, and his simple but startling transition back to his previous manner when his mind is restored is excellent.
Smiley Burnette and Frankie Marvin, accompanied by a parrot named Sinbad, are the serial’s designated comic relief, but aren’t given anything amusing in the way of material. Fortunately, they make only a few token appearances throughout the serial. A scrutiny of their scenes shows that their characters were inserted in post-production, apparently to pad out a few chapters’ running time; they never interact with any of the other principals and are never referred to by them (except in one obviously-looped scene). Jack Mulhall and Lloyd Whitlock play naval officers in the first and final chapters, and John Bradford overacts wildly as Joe, Norton’s hysterical assistant who goes berserk at the prospect of descending to the ocean depths. George DeNormand doubles for Ray Corrigan in the action scenes and plays various Atlantean guards, along with fellow stuntmen Eddie Parker, Tom Steele, and Bill Yrigoyen.
Undersea Kingdom, while not as slick as later Republics or as colorful as its contemporary Flash Gordon, is a definite step up from Mascot predecessors like Phantom Empire when it comes to production values and smoothness of plotting. The serial belongs to a developmental stage in Republic Pictures’ history, but is no less appealing because of that; while few fans or critics (this author among them) would rate it as one of Republic’s best serials, it usually holds a warm spot in their esteem.
Above: Unga Khan (seated) tells Professor Norton and Diana of his schemes of conquest. Boothe Howard as Ditmar is on the far left.
Manifestation à Paris le 29 Novembre 2007 contre la réforme de la carte judiciaire par Rachida Dati. Quittant l'Assemblée Nationale, les manifestants partent en "manif sauvage" (!) rejoindre leurs collègues place Vendôme, paralysant brièvement la Place de la Concorde.
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Workshop fotografico alle Tre cime di Lavaredo - Dolomiti
Speciale Workshop-trekking fotografico delle Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Le Tre Cime di Lavaredo sono uno dei “monumenti” delle Dolomiti, il nostro tour prevede di visitarle da ogni prospettiva, offrendo cosi un tour fotografico unico attorno a queste montagne uniche e affascinanti. Insieme alle Dolomiti di Sesto e del Cadore che le circondano questi monti formano un quadro che ha pochi eguali nelle Alpi e probabilmente nel mondo. Nei due giorni percorreremo due trekking in modo da poter fotografare con le luci migliori le calde pareti di queste montagne, cercando sempre lo scatto inedito, personale, descrivendo in stile reportage l’ambiente di questi luoghi. Il Trekking delle Tre Cime di Lavaredo a differenza degli altri prevede l’assistenza di due fotografi professionisti in modo da seguire meglio il gruppo che verrà diviso di due fra chi desidera fare più trekking e chi si vuole dedicare più alla fotografia ed è già esperto.
Difficoltà fotografiche: ***
Difficoltà escursionistica: **
Focus del corso
Briefing sull’attrezzatura ideale per la fotografia in montagna, comportamento da tenere in natura, l’etica del fotografo naturalista.
L’esposizione in digitale ottimizzata per il file RAW.
Regole di composizione, la grammatica della fotografia e l’arte di comunicare.
Uso creativo degli obbiettivi dal super grandangolo a tele per il paesaggio.
Uso corretto dell’iperfocale.
Fotografare al tramonto e alba.
Fotografia notturna – astronomica.
Il controluce e il fill-flash.
La composizione delle immagini panoramiche (stitching).
Esercitazioni.
We see dew-drops as beauty.. was wondering how the bugs see them... probably hurdles in their road to food?
Any thoughts?
This short went through minimal processing.. just a bit of contrast in Picasa 3.. i think its looking decent.. what say you?
Attendees participate in Pollinator Habitat Planting Event on Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Plymouth, Ind. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AP Images for National 4-H Council)
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A rare Batangas 'Olympic' altar table
Estimate: PHP 1,000,000 - 1,200,000
19th century
Batangas
Balayong, kamagong and lanite inlays, brass hardware
92.5 x 129 x 63 cm (36 x 50 x 25 in)
Provenance:
Formerly from the family of Rosita Mercado of Lemery, Batangas
A type of decorative running ornament that features two intertwining bands that repeat in a pattern of crossing intervals was found in ancient Assyrian architecture, continued through the classical world of Greek and Roman culture, then became known in 18th century France as guilloche and spread through the Georgian period in England. It symbolized unity and eternity. In furniture, they were often botanically inspired, but also appeared as waves, snowflakes, ribbons and - in the case of this altar table - as interlocking rings colloquially known in the Philippines as ‘Olympic’ motif, in reference to Olympic ring symbol originally created in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin.
Positioned in the most prestigious place in the main living room of a colonial house, it was on altar tables like this wherein the family’s venerated santo images were enshrined and prayed upon; prayer books, rosaries, candles, santo vestments, and other important paraphernalia were kept in the drawers. It is made entirely of dark balayong wood (Afzelia Rhomboidea), a type of highly prized rosewood. It has a reddish brown color that tends to darken even more with age and has natural luster. Very difficult to carve due to its durability and interlocking grain. A solid one-piece top sits on a carcase composed of two smaller drawers above one larger drawer, all fitted with silver escutcheons and hand-hammered iron drop bail handles, and inlaid with fine borders of kamagong and lanite wood looping below the keyhole and acutely concaving at the corners. The Olympic motif carved exceptionally in low-relief is featured on all four side flanges that attenuate downward with an ogee shaped extension, and is reprised on the front and side aprons to create a perfectly elegant piece of colonial furniture. The sides have carved raised center panels - another feature of high quality craftsmanship. All raised on square tapered legs.
Lot 188 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 18 March 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.
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Scientific: Vachellia nilotica kraussiana (Synonyms: Acacia nilotica kraussiana, Acacia arabica var. kraussiana, Acacia benthamii, Acacia benthamiana, Acacia nilotica subalata, Acacia subalata)
Arabic: شجرة الصمغ العربي، الأكاسيا النيلية، طلح، سنط، السنط المسلح، السنط النيلي
Dhofari Jibbali: قيراط، قاراط
Taken on 19-May-2011 at Ain Garziz, Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Asia. (For more information, check it out on the map)
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*Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35
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As reported in the Gothamist this morning, almost a dozen protesters were arrested last night but not until after they were physically attacked by a man who only described himself as a resident of Wall Street.
"Minutes later, one of the residents, a short, stocky man with thinning hair got into a shouting match with a protester, and lunged after him, punching him repeatedly. NYPD officers pulled the man through the police line. He was not arrested."
And therein lies the crux of the situation and I hope these images help fill in the gaps.
This man physically assaulted protesters and not only was he not arrested but 10 minutes later he was spotted chatting it up with an NYPD police officer but when he and his provocateur friend (guy in purple shirt) realized that a camera was trained on them they dispersed and acted like they didn't know each other, disappearing into the night as the arrests continued.
One has to wonder if he was really a resident of Wall Street or an NYPD plant instructed to incite an incident so that the NYPD had a reason to start clearing out the peaceful protesters.
In this image the man is lunging towards the Occupiers as another Occupier tries to restrain him.
Dozens of handicaped people invaded the YPFB (national oil & gas company) compound in Santa Cruz, threatening to blow up 3 gas bottles in case of expulsion. In the morning of Aug. 12, clashes with the company's workers left various hurt on both sides, but the handicapped managed to stay.
Here, under the improvised tent that protect them from the rain and the sun, a young man is telling me his story while his wife is playing with one of their 2 young kids. A couple of years ago, he lost both arms and legs after being attacked and left on a railway track. Unable to find a job since then, his only resource is to beg at a traffic light.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Handicap in Bolivia (Recommended as a slideshow)