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Villa of Bellosguardo is located in the municipality of Lastra a Signa (FI) in one of the most beautiful hills of the Florentine. Between 1585 and 1595 the abbot Alessandro Pucci built his villa in the structure must be fully the Mannerist ideal of that period. Commissioned the architect Giovanni Antonio Dosio, while the interior and exterior paint that once covered the walls were made by Giovanni Balducci said the legs, Sandro Laschi decorations, the sculptures of animals Tadda of Romulus. This unfortunately works pedute hall in the nineteenth century. In addition to the house were custom-designed by Tribolo, a garden and a park of great importance with valuable essences of trees and animal sculptures placed among the plants. In 1906 the villa was bought by Enrico Caruso, This is also referred to as Villa Caruso, who conquered by the beauty and peace in his new residence could find, had it restored by complementing it with numerous works of art, and structural interventions that have given it its present look. Since 1955 the villa , garden, park and farm are owned by the municipality of Lastra a Signa, who has entrusted the Management Association Villa Caruso, the latter promotes the exploitation by organizing concerts, shows, exhibitions and visits.
The excavations of Pompeii is the only archaeological site in the world, along with that of Herculaneum, capable of returning visitors to a Roman town, whose life has remained firm to a distant morning in 79 AD, an era from which the Vesuvius decided to cancel by earth orbit. The town owes its exceptional state of preservation to the way in which it was buried. Source: www.pompeiturismo.it
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The city of Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the seventh or sixth century BC and was captured by the Romans in 80 BC. By the time of its destruction, 160 years later, its population was probably approximately 20,000, with a complex water system, an amphitheatre, gymnasium and a port. Source: en.wikipedia.org
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The Metropolitan City of Naples (Città metropolitana di Napoli) is an Italian Metropolitan City in Campania region, established on January 1, 2015. Its capital city is Naples ; within the city there are 92 comune (municipalities). It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and established by the Law 56/2014, thus replacing the Province of Naples in 2015. Source: en.wikipedia.org
The Ticketing Business Forum at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Thursday December 02, 2021.
The annual Tickting Business Forum at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Piucture by Paul Heyes, Wednesday April 19, 2023.
Diocese of Manchester Ordination of Priests service at Manchester Cathedral. Picture by Paul Heyes, Saturday June 24, 2017.
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¿Y tú cómo vas?
tienes mala cara,
no me digas más,
si yo te contara…
falleció mi suegro,
me operé del quiste,
¿tú me ves más triste?
Y me doy con un canto en los dientes
porque a la presente,
y, cruzando los dedos,
lo puedo contar,
aunque, gracias a Dios,
yo no soy creyente,
con lo que una ha visto,
y que Dios me perdone,
no hay que ser muy lista.
Pa mí… Jesucristo
el primer comunista.
Como te digo una “co” te digo la “o”
¿Y las religiones?
Ponme una de cada,
que están rebajadas
en el Corte Inglés.
¿Y cual es la mejor?
Mire usted, la mía,
porque es de cajón
que algo tiene que haber.
Llámalo equis,
me parece bien.
Llámalo energía,
mejor todavía
¿Y los curas?
esos ni en pintura
¿Y el tarot, y la astrología?
me los hice ayer en la peluquería
¿Y el dinero?
el único Dios verdadero
¿Y Lutero y Buda y Mahoma?
con su pan se lo coman
¿Y qué opinas del Papa de Roma?
ese… un particular.
¿Pero a ti qué te voy a contar?
Fíjate que yo,
sin ser socialista
de las de carné
y hasta aquí del GAL
y de la corrupción,
que sí, que existió,
una mala gripe
que había que pasar,
pero te decía, como mi Felipe
pa mí que no hay dos,
y si no, tú misma,
porque el del bigote
no tiene carisma,
Como te digo una “co” te digo la “o”...
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“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
From Wikipedia: "A wasp is a predatory, flying, stinging insect, with a stinger and membranous forewings and hindwings. It is related to ants and bees, with all of them being members of order Hymenoptera, but is separated from ants and bees by having a stinger and no hair; bees have hair. A rough definition of the term wasp is any member of the aculeate family Vespidae. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their numbers, or natural biocontrol."
I had a family friend many years ago who died from a bee, or, more likely, a wasp sting, He was mowing grass when he was stung, and was not able to get to his injectable antihistamine in time. He and his girlfriend for many years were building a new house which he did not get to see.
1972 fire in Bishop Eton monastery roof, Woolton Rd Liverpool 18. The box on the roof of the appliance is a Hi-Ex foam applicator used for when the booms are extended. All Liverpool PHP's were fitted accordingly.This PHP was from Canning Place.
This cottage was apparently built by Henry Hersey (1795-1866) and his son, also Henry (1827-1893), possibly c. 1860, one of several in the area which were built by them. The Herseys were carpenters and bought sections 815 and 1116 prior to the 1860s, building a row of two-roomed cottages which were let for 3 shillings a week. Two larger, four-roomed cottages remain: this property and a house of the corner of Schulze and Gorge Road on section 1116.
In 1860 the cottage was the scene of a crime:
Adolph C. A. Herse was indicted for stealing 28 bunches of onions, value 2s., the property of his master, Henry Hersey, jun., at the Fifth Creek, on the 14th August last.
The prisoner had been in the employment of the prosecutor, who is a market gardener, at the Fifth Creek, and on the day named visited the sleeping apartment of the prisoner, a stable detached from the prosecutor's residence, and there, under the bed, discovered 28 bunches of onions. The prosecutor then, with a person named Sanders, put themselves in ambush to watch the proceedings of the prisoner, to see what he would do with the onions; but neither of them being able to detect the prisoner go into the stable again or leave it, both of them, after being on the look-out for several hours, returned to the prisoner's bed, but found the onions gone. On being spoken to the next day some words passed between prisoner and prosecutor, and those words the prosecutor construed into an admission of the prisoner that he took the onions.
The prosecutor, to-day, said that when he first saw the prisoner the next morning, he said to him, "How about the onions?" which at first he denied having taken, but afterwards admitted to have have taken them for the purpose of giving to a poor fellow out of work, lately in the employ of the Waterworks Commissioner, and which he had given him to sell for himself. When he first made the admission he said they were damaged, and that he had thrown them in the creek, and then went to the creek and brought some rotten ones which he (prosecutor) told him were not the same he had seen under the bed. In answer to His Honor, the prosecutor confessed he could not distinctly remember the exact replies the prisoner made to him when he questioned him about the onions.
John Sanders gave evidence of the interview between the prosecutor and prisoner. He confirmed the prosecutor's evidence that he only asked the prisoner "how about the onions?" He did not hear him charge the prisoner with stealing them.
The prisoner handed in a written defence, stating that he took the onions to give to a poor man, and that when his master found it out, he said he would forgive him if he would remain and work, which he did for several days after, and then wishing to get paid his wages, he asked for them, which the prosecutor refused to give. He then went to a lawyer to get his wages for him, who sent a letter to his master demanding them, and as soon as he received the letter, he went and laid the information against him. The statement added that the prosecution was only instituted to keep the prisoner out of his wages.
His Honor summed up, directing the Jury that the taking had been proved, and, therefore, the only question for their consideration was, whether the onions were taken with the intention to steal; and upon that question the must important part of the evidence was, that the next morning, when the prosecutor spoke to the prisoner, he did not tell him he had stolen the onions; but only asked "how about them?" shewing that - at that time, even the prosecutor did not think they were stolen. It would have been a very different matter altogether, said His Honor, if the prosecutor had said to the prisoner, "You have stolen my onions;" then any answers made by the prisoner to that charge, amounting to a confession, could be received as an admission of his guilt; but he thought both the conduct of the prisoner and the prosecutor did not amount to a supposition that the prisoner intended to steal. There was no doubt the prisoner took the onions, and it appeared he gave his master's property away to a man out of a work of charity, which he had no right to do, but that fact militated against the supposition that he intended to steal them from his master.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
De nuevo en mi tierra. De nuevo en Iquique. Mis últimos días en la ciudad que me vio nacer. Se siente raro armar las cajas con lo que me voy a llevar a Santiago. Recuerdos y cosas que pasan por la mente. Una sensación nueva de nostalgia, pero el optimismo y los sueños son mas grandes. La nueva vida se abre frente a mi. Nuevas experiencias, nuevas relaciones me esperan allá. Me esperas tu?
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Back in my hometown. Back in Iquique. My last days in the city that watched me born. It feels strange to fill some boxes with the stuff I’m taking to Santiago. Memories and things come to my mind. A new nostalgic sensation, but optimism and dreams are higher. A whole new life’s in front of me. New experiences, new relationships wait for me there. Are you waiting for me?
en la espera~
Wish you were ... here ♫
"Disko, disco duck...Dii-iiscooo - disco duck"
So I drove my mountainbike over this flagstone path next to the church, passed by the boy-scouts shack and clubhouse and saw that the path turned.Near the turn the flagstone path ran alongside a small brooke with a couple of ducks sitting besides the brooke.I drove on (or is it I rode on when your driving a mountainbike?) and I saw a green lawn with hellish green,wet grass and little ducklings with a couple of their elders sleeping on the grass.At first, I didn't thought anything of it ( you've gotta know that my camera was strapped around my neck and was dangling around when I drove my bike...) I stopped and looked at the cuddly sleeping ducklings but the moment I had stopped, the little ducklings (and a few of their elders) started quacking, got up their feet (?) and started walking towards me.Maybe they wanted to be fed.Anyways, they where used to people thats for sure ! I grabbed the camera and started clicking away kinda franticly.The result is beautiful.These ducklings came nearly as close as my feet !!
From: www.yankeeairmuseum.org/index.php
B-17G-110-VE, N3193G, was delivered to the U. S. Army Air Corps as 44-85829, then transferred to the U. S. Coast Guard as PB-1G, BuNo 77255 in September 1946. It served at NAS Elizabeth City, North Carolina until May 1959. Ace Smelting Incorporated of Phoenix, Arizona bought it on May 11, 1959, gave it its current registration, then sold it to Fairchild Aerial Surveys of Los Angeles, California the same month.
Aero Services Corporation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania acquired it on August 2, 1965 and sold it to Beigert Brothers of Shickley, Nebraska on October 1, 1965. Aircraft Specialties Incorporated of Mesa, Arizona bought it on March 19, 1966 and flew it as tanker c34 and later tanker #34. It was flown to Hawaii in January 1969 to appear in the movie Tora Tora Tora. Globe Air Incorporated of Mesa, Arizona acquired it along with B-17G-85-DL, N9563Z on February 18, 1981. It is now named "Yankee Lady" and flies for the Yankee Air Museum at Yspilanti, Michigan.
On Sunday I was racing in a rallycross in Santa Rosa (no images yet, but browse here for my past rallycrosses). Typical rallycrosses in California involve warm, dry, dusty days, but on this occasion nature turned the taps on wide open for us. It started pouring just as the race was getting started and didn't let up until we were at Chili's for the after-race get-together. If I wasn't in my car driving my runs I was out working the course and trying to get photos & video, so it didn't take long before I was thoroughly soaked. Thankfully I had brought a dry change of clothes.
On my way back from Santa Rosa I stopped at Battery Spencer for some photography. After the day out in the pouring rain I was pleased to see that the rain had let up a bit. After shooting the Bridge & around the battery I headed over to Sausalito. Then, after warming up with a latte and quiche at Taste of Rome (formerly Cafe Trieste) I headed down to the little beach. This was my first time locating the beach and I think I ended up walking down someone's private walk. Oops!
By the time I made it down to the beach it was raining again, so I ducked under the trees (where the real public entrance is) to wait it out. From the shelter of the trees I couldn't get the angle I wanted, so I took a few shots to the north. The rain wasn't letting up, so I gave in & headed home (almost).
Nikon D200 @ ISO100 + 9 sec
Nikkor 50mm F1:8D @ f/16
Uno de los tantos recuerdos de Méjico
La canción Regina esta inspirada en el libro de Antonio Velazco Piña en el cual ofrece un testimonio de la huella física, mental y espiritual que marcó para Méjico el movimiento estudiantil de 1968, cuyo acontecimiento sigue siendo recordado con especial admiración y profundo respeto
Este disco en su estado original esta hecho en una hoja de oro repujado. En la escena aparecen, una cara con una nariz bulbosa emergiendo del pico de un Aguila la cual mira hacia abajo donde se encuentra su víctima. Esta figura rapaz en conjunto con el monstruo del inframundo. En la parte inferior demuestran similitud con elementos de estructuras posteriores en Chichen Itza como el templo de los Guerreros.
El captivo victimado viste un penacho de plumas y tambien tiene bigote y una nariguera en forma de barra (probablemente de Jade) y en su desformación craneal se nota claramente su identidad Maya.
Este disco conmemora el suceso de la caída de los Mayas ante el pueblo invasor Tolteca, ó guerreros Aguila, quienes despues de varias intervenciones bélicas lograron conquistar a los Mayas unos siglos antes de la llegada Española.
esta es una réplica de este disco, esta tallada a mano sobre piedra caliza de la zona, por el artista Gilberto Silva, una verdadera obra de arte, tambien tengo por este mismo artista la tapa del sarcófago del Templo de las Inscripciones de Palenque Chiapas.
This is a Cast Stone from Gilberto Silva is made of limestone, hand craved, the original is a Gold Disc, is made of a sheet gold that is hammered, and embossed. Here is a warrior with a long bulbous nose emerging from a warrior eagle looks down upon its victim. This raptoral figure and the frontal earth monster below resemble elements on later structure at Chichen-Itza like the temple of the warriors. The victim wears a feathered back dress and even though he has a mustache and a nose bar his reduced forehead and nose structure clearly identify him as Maya. it is significant that the face and eye of the victim were cut through in the destruction of the disc, and the eagle warrior left intact. Perhaps this was used as a charm in a ritual to bring victory to the toltec in their conquest of Chichen-Itza. After being recontructed it was thrown into the sacred well of sacrifice as an offering to the gods to bring victory in the downfall of the maya at Chichen-Itza
The Scene represents the fall of the Maya civilization in the hands of the Toltec culture, originatingat Tula in Central Méjico and coming down through Tabasco. These same people captured the city of Mayapan in Northern Yucatan. They were called Toltec ...meaning "Foreigner"
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Located 5 minutes from Sunset Blvd & 10 minutes from River Bluff High School this fantastic 5BR/4BA home is loaded with tons of amenities! Main floor features a formal living rm & formal dining rm w/coffered ceiling, chef's kitchen w/dbl ovens & gas cooktop, granite countertops, ample corner pantry. Huge, open, great rm w/stone gas log fireplace. Custom wine closet with wrought iron doors & Matching window. As well as an ample sized guest room & separate full bath. The 2nd floor has a loft area & 3 more spacious, vaulted bedrooms, one with its own bath & two that share a bath. The magnificent master suite is truly a private retreat with its own sitting area with electric fireplace. The luxurious master bath offers double vanities, garden tub & separate shower with two shower heads. Outside you have not only a covered patio, but your own private saltwater pool & pool house accented by mature palmetto trees. You will also enjoy the savings that the (owned) 19 solar panels provide as well as the encapsulated attic space. The property extends on top of the retaining wall back to the mature trees. This would make the perfect spot for a firepit, pergola or outdoor gathering area. The community also offers a swimming pool, pool house & playground if you want to mingle with your new neighbors
About the Shot
Not my favourite animals at the zoo but they certainly are playful creatures. This lemur took a break from sunbathing in its typical yoga pose to snatch up a stick. It was in fact the third animal of the day to play with a branch - the Gelada Baboon and Rhino also had some fun.
About the Lemur
The Ring-tailed Lemur is highly social, living in groups of up to 30 individuals. It is also matriarchal, a trait common among lemurs but uncommon among other primates. To keep warm and reaffirm social bonds groups will huddle together forming a lemur ball. The Ring-tailed Lemur will also sunbathe, sitting upright facing its underside, with its thinner white fur towards the sun. Like other lemurs, this species relies strongly on its sense of smell and marks its territory with scent glands. The males perform a unique scent marking behavior called spur marking and will participate in stink fights by impregnating their tail with their scent and wafting it at opponents.
As one of the most vocal primates, the Ring-tailed Lemur utilizes numerous vocalizations including group cohesion and alarm calls. Despite the lack of a large brain (relative to Simiiform primates) experiments have shown that the Ring-tailed Lemur can organize sequences, understand basic arithmetic operations and preferentially select tools based on functional qualities.
Despite being listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List and suffering from habitat destruction, the Ring-tailed Lemur reproduces readily in captivity and is the most populous lemur in zoos worldwide, numbering more than 2000 individuals. It typically lives 16 to 19 years in the wild and 27 years in captivity.
- Wiki
Also of interest: Edinburgh Zoo | Primates
Though it looks small, George Mason's home is quite spacious inside. One of my favourite features was the beautiful center passage or hallway; the front and back doors are, as was common in this style of home, directly across from each other. When both doors were opened, not only was the broad center hallway between the doors cooled, fresh, cool air circulated through the other rooms in the house as well. Functionality aside, though, it is a lovely thing, the main hall.
By the way, Mason, his architect, and his groundsmen did a divine job of designing the home in coordination with the grounds. For one thing, the house was meant to stand alone, with no mature trees growing near it; according to the website, "Mason meant it to be seen standing isolated in space". The black-heart cherry tree-lined drive lead your eyes to the home along a twelve-foot-wide carriage drive; the Palladian portico you see is also twelve feet wide, as is Gunston Hall's aforementioned center passage. The rear, riverfront portico is twelve feet wide, as is the gravel path through the center of the rear garden leading toward the south and the Potomac river. The effect is quite beautiful.
The small building you see on the left side of the frame is the kitchen. The location was interesting to me, because to get to the dining room, slaves would bring the food into the hallway from the kitchen yard (there is a door and hallway leading from the center passage to the kitchen yard), past the Mr. and Mrs. Mason's bedroom on one side and the informal family dining/sitting room on the other, across the great hall, and into the dining room. Weird.
Diocese of Manchester Ordination of Deacons service at Manchester Cathedral. Picture by Paul Heyes, Sunday July 02, 2017.
Prise à partie par un passant, une manifestante tente de maintenir son sérieux.
Please read the explanation at the beginning of the set and view the pictures in chronological order.
Part of Manif de droite
During my lunch hour today I wandered down to the Water of Leith for some dipper shots. Got a few okay ones but mostly throwaway. On my way back to the office my attention was drawn to loud chirping in the trees at Belford Road and to my delight around 6 Long-tailed tits were hopping about. Out of the corner of my eye I saw two land on a nearby branch and one of them began hanging upside down. It took a second to realise that it was dangling helplessly because its wing had somehow got stuck. Now that I've scrutinised the shots, it would appear that the wing is literally glued to the end of the branch where some sap is.
The poor thing dangled helplessly as the rain started and the wind picked up. Other long-tails landed beside it and looked down in what appeared to be a show of concern. They certainly knew something was wrong. There was lots of anxious tweeting. Eventually the bird managed to pull itself up enough to start pulling away at its wing feather. To no avail at first, and I really thought it was going to end up dying there.
But the story has a happy ending as the wee thing eventually managed to rip its wing free, with minimal damage it would appear. I hope so anyway!
Does anyone know if this is a common occurence. I'm aware that tree sap is extremely sticky and could act like a sort of glue to a delicate feather but surely this kind of thing doesn't happen too often.
FGR : fruit destruction.
and GWTL : diptychs (wk. 46 revisited....happy anniversary!)
i had a lovely nectarine...i sat and i looked at it....trying to figure out what to do to destroy it. and then i got hungry...and i ate it.
so i opted for grape jelly instead.
i never realized how sticky that stuff is. i kept adding more and more until it was all over my face, neck, and chest. it actually just looked worse the more i added, so i ended up going with two of the more minimal shots. the end ones were just gnarly looking. i tried to lick it off and got some really goofy looking shots. and then i tried to take some off and shoot some more, but it wouldn't come off so easily so then i had jelly and bits of toilet paper stuck to my face as well haha. maybe i'll post a reject later :)
so it got EVERYWHERE...i was sticky sticky sticky after this. it wouldn't come off! it was pretty bad. i was hoping that maybe i'd discovered a great new skin treatment haha. i'm just glad it didnt stain my face.
i did feel a new kinship with jelly donuts.
so in other news. i got new light bulbs on saturday and was probably way too excited about it. but they really make a huge difference...especially since i'm just using my normal house lights.
oh and my work sent me to shoot a kids' fashion show on sunday. it was pretty much an explosion of cuteness. a ton of fun.
i'll probably post a link, if not the actual shots once it's up and running.
happy tuesday everyone!!!!!
taken in the same style as yesterdays, but with my pet boa!
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its a red-tailed boa and its huge (and its only gonna get bigger! ha)
Today is the first day of the story, so here goes.
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Snap
By Garrison Smith
Day One [September 25, 2009]
"Today, I will be starting a story--a thriller. Perhaps you will start reading it and perhaps you'll like it. Perhaps I might continue the story. Perhaps not. Perhaps I should start typing the short story that I just finished telling you I was going to write. Perhaps not. Perhaps I like to use the word perhaps. And perhaps I'm only using the word to annoy you, and perhaps it is."
He tapped at the keyboard with surprising speed. click click click. He had taken a course in typing two years before and it was proving beneficial now. He had no idea what he was typing, but only that he was. He glanced to his left, eying the bright red numbers that stared him in the face. 1:10 pm. It was Wednesday afternoon and a slight breeze whisked through the red and orange leaves on the trees just outside his bedroom window. A typical autumn day, to be sure.
But he would soon discover that all was not typical, and all was not as it seemed.
He leaned back in his chair, and, closing his eyes, searched for words. Finding them, he leaned forward and began punching at the keyboard. "Perhaps I should get up and get a drink, but my thirst is not one to be quenched by water, not satisfied by a cola." He pushed his chair out from underneath him as he stood. He looked around. His room was a mess to end all messes, literally. No one could mess a room like he did, yet he cleaned it regularly. He ran his fingers through his short-cropped brown hair. Perhaps he would continue his typing later--perhaps not.
A knock on the door sent him down the hall and into the dimly-lit living room. He wasn't expecting anybody. For being recently graduated from college, he had a decent place. Landing himself a job at a local newspaper as a journalist helped with the income, and when he was short, his parents provided. His life was going smoothly, as far as he knew.
He swung open the large mock-cherrywood door and with a skeptical look on his face, greeted the delivery man. The package was addressed to Michael Hall. Not the photographer or painter, but himself. He wished he was widely known, but his talent left him writing for a local newspaper. He closed the door as the UPS man left. He grabbed a knife and opened the package cautiously. It was ironic; he'd be using a knife more in the next few days than he had ever done in his lifetime.
He pulled at the packaging peanuts and retrieved a cell phone. 'How cliche', he thought. The second the thought left his mind, the phone chirped to life. Michael jerked, startled by the volume level.
He put the receiver to his ear, "Hello?"
Bastile day (Fete National) celebrates the end of the French monarchy in 1789 and the start of modern France. On this day large swathes of the city are cordoned off, as the army and navy prepare for a lengthy parade.
The day began with a military parade which included regiments from across Europe and as Sarkozy, the new French President rode down the Champs Elysee avenue escorted by the French republican guard, he even stopped to shake hands with bystanders, a first for any French president.
What interests me more is that despite the roads being closed, there still seemed to be a taxi rank :p hehe
A Manila tambol aparador / armoire
Estimate: PHP 1,200,000 - 1,300,000
2nd Quarter, 19th century
Manila
Narra and kamagong wood, bone, kamagong and lanite inlays, silver mounts
196 x 125 x 51.5 cm (77 x 49 x 20 in)
Kamagong wood was very scarce and expensive even over 170 years ago. Artisans would combine it with narra wood not only for those restrictive reasons but also to create an attractive and contrasting color effect. Originally made in Manila, this style subsequently spawned several variations – from Bulacan and Ilocos in the north to Laguna in the south – each with vernacular modifications. However, only the wealthiest who could afford such luxury furniture had them in their homes.
Classical Greek, Roman and Egyptian motifs are clearly evident, aside from the contrasting wood color of the dark kamagong frame and honey-brown narra centers that became de rigueur again in the early 19th century. The top frieze is inlaid on three sides, with scrolling leaves and flowers centering a large honeysuckle flower. The effect of using big-sized and light brown-colored lanite inlays against dark kamagong background is reminiscent of the oyster veneer, a decorative technique popular in England in the 17th century. The half-round pilaster columns, inlaid border inlays on the doors, the large foliated flower on the beaded apron, and the lotiform feet have been masterly executed. Opening the doors with turned kamagong pulls with silver centers and a spade-shaped silver escutcheon reveals four shelves and four drawers with knob pulls. This type of aparador remains scarce and highly desirable.
Lot 125 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 3 June 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.
Manchester Cathedral, Diocese of Manchester ALM ceremony. Picture by Paul Heyes, Sunday September 26, 2021.
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Artist-:Leroy NeimanCategory-:Original Ink DrawingPrice:$6,895.00 LeRoy Neiman Original Self Portrait on His Personal Stationary
Accepting OFFERS Now: The item up for sale is a very rare and authentic LeRoy Neiman Original Ink Drawing on paper of Neiman's iconic self-portrait. Neiman is forever famous for the free spirit, impressionistic creativity, energy and many other high society ideals that his images reflect. However Neiman's own self portrait with its playful creativity is one of his more desired images. This piece is very rare as it was created on by Neiman on his personal stationary using his innermost vision and talents. This ORIGINAL artwork titled, "A Personal Self Portrait" looks absolutely spectacular in person with the tasteful, custom silver frame complimenting and enhancing its beauty. This drawing is being sold for well under retail with the Submit Best Offer option. So make your OFFERS today as you do not want to miss out on this item before it is sold.
LEROY NEIMAN (1926 - 2012): Leroy Neiman is best known for his brilliantly colored, stunningly energetic images of sporting events, social and leisure activities. During his lifetime, he was the most popular and successful living artist in the United States. Neiman’s artistic style and genius is familiar to a remarkably broad spectrum of people around the world. His artworks are found in monthly issues of playboy magazine, has been used in promotion for the Olympics and Super Bowl and completed along the sidelines of many other sporting events. Neiman was widely regarded as the greatest living artist at the time of his death in 2012. The Prestigious Heritage Auction House has recently stated, "Though Neiman has long served as the most recognizable American artist of the post-war era, his recent passing has added rocket fuel to the fire of his market, with four of his works soaring into six-figure territory in recent Heritage auctions. We expect the climb in pricing to continue, and for smart investors to be paying close attention when this classic work hits the block."
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LeRoy Neiman's artworks have sold for very high prices at major auction houses, and in Retail Galleries around the world. Worth mentioning is the fact that LeRoy Neiman was widely considered one of the greatest living Impressionists and the top selling artists at the time of his death in 2012. Hence retail galleries would be asking several times what we are for this piece. However, this is your chance to own an Original Neiman drawing at far less than those retail outlets command. The artwork listed is an ORIGINAL Ink Drawing on Neiman's stationary titled, "A Personal Self Portrait", with additional notes to a dear friend. LeRoy Neiman has always been concerned about his appearance thus he is very particular in his portrayal. As you can see from this painting he incorporates his full realm of genius into this process. The painting is HAND SIGNED in the lower right corner and has remained in excellent condition since it was created. This painting is incredible to look at with its impressive size and texture, and will be the perfect addition to any home, bedroom or office. Once again, this authentic original artwork by Neiman, contains a stunning rendition of a most artistic, and elegant subject. The artwork is guaranteed authentic, and comes with a Gallery Letter of Authenticity. Remember, this piece is being offered for sale with the submit best offer option so you can name your own price now. The first person that meets our bottom line will be the fortunate new owner. This drawing measures a remarkable 10" x 8", and, is in an elaborate, custom wood frame that is very warm in nature. The framed dimensions are approx. 22” X 20". This piece looks even better in person and surely will bring a wealth of warmth, enjoyment and intrigue to the buyer for many years to come. Neiman's art has been exhibited in major museums around the world, and his works of art are to be found in some of the most prestigious public and private collections worldwide, let this piece join in the passion of yours. Please e-mail if you have any further questions. This item will be professionally packaged to ship domestically or Internationally. Submit those
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"Las Fiestas Quinquenales son las fiestas más importantes de Ulldecona. Tienen lugar cada cinco años desde 1939 y su origen esta relacionado con la destrucción de la antigua imagen de la Virgen de la Piedad durante la Guerra Civil, con la construcción de una nueva imagen por parte del artista local Vicent Barrera en 1939 —cuyos costes fueron asumidos por Manuel Vericat y Pietat Poy— y, finalmente, con una promesa relacionada con la veneración de la Virgen y de la ermita.
Las Fiestas Quinquenales son —como decía un colaborador anónimo del Programa de Fiestas de 1994— “el estallido de un pueblo, una mezcla de religiosidad, de magia, de armonía, de deseo de divinidad, de popularidad, de esfuerzo colectivo… porque los habitantes de Ulldecona (que reciben el nombre de falduts) intentan cada cinco años transformar el pueblo con el objetivo de que continúe siendo lo que quiere ser: Ulldecona”.
"La mayoría de los vecinos limpian las fachadas de sus casas. Las calles también se arreglan y los coches desaparecen del municipio. Además, los vecinos adornan las calles con flores. En un principio, las flores eran naturales, pero ahora se utilizan cada vez más las flores artificiales, hechas a mano durante meses, en secreto, para evitar imitaciones. Entre los materiales que se utilizan para hacer estas verdaderas obras de arte se encuentran distintos tipos de tejido, papel y cartón, botones, botellas de plástico… También es muy habitual el reciclaje de todo tipo de productos y las flores se convierten así en un ejemplo de desarrollo sostenible y de respeto por el medioambiente."
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I've giving in and posting this for 2 reasons;
[one] There's quite a few hours of homework ahead of me
[two] A story to go along with this
Went snowboarding today. As most ski hills are (midwest or otherwise) they are always tucked back in the middle of nowhere with windy dirt roads leading to a "mountainous" area. Here in Northern Illinois, that's exactly how it is. There is this little road I always take as a short cut and as I was driving down it, the clouds quite literally parted over this field. It's been flurrying with sun for the past couple of days so, yes, those little white dots are snowflakes. I immediately backed up the car and started *snaps snaps*. I figured I actually get out of my car to get a better angle but as I was walking up to the fence as seen above, I tried to hit the shutter and it did nothing. My little info screen read 'f EE'. So I stood in the middle of the road for a minute, somewhat paniced as my shiny new camera appeared to have pulled a Windows Vista (LOL). So I hop back in the car, grab my BlackBerry and get to Googling.
After I had driven off, I found somewhere on a forum that my camera was "frozen" and I needed to take the battery and the SD card out and let it sit for a couple days. HAHA YEAH RIGHT. So I scrolled down some more and came across another post that simply said, "check the aperture ring, sometimes it can get twisted or knocked out of the lock." And tada, that would be the cure :D So all ended well... except for my crappy snowboarding shots. They...well, they just didn't work out so well, so I leave you with this to ponder.
(not a fan, 48 more days to make up for it)
"Il complesso de La Venaria Reale è un unicum ambientale-architettonico dal fascino straordinario, uno spazio immenso, vario e suggestivo.
La Venaria Reale è il Borgo antico cittadino, scrigno di eventi e vicissitudini storiche; è l'imponente Reggia barocca che, con i suoi vasti Giardini, rappresenta uno dei più significativi esempi della magnificenza dell'architettura e dell'arte del XVII e XVIII secolo; è il Parco de La Mandria, una della maggiori realtà di tutela ambientale europea in cui vivono liberamente numerose specie di animali selvatici e domestici, e dove è custodito un notevole patrimonio storico-architettonico.
I nuovi splendori e la strepitosa qualità delle architetture della Reggia restaurata, l'immensità e la bellezza dei Giardini e degli spazi naturali del Parco, consentono di trascorrere amabilmente il proprio tempo immergendosi in sensazioni nuove e cogliendo esperienze diverse, secondo una concezione moderna ed alla portata di tutti del "gusto", del "loisir" e dell'"arte di vivere".
La Reggia di Venaria Reale e la residenza de La Mandria sono stati dichiarati dall'Unesco Patrimonio dell'Umanità."
"The Venaria Reale site is a unique environmental and architectural experience of extraordinary interest. It is an immense, varied and imposing space where the visitor cannot help feeling drawn into the magic atmosphere of cultural attractions and amusements that were the pastimes of nobility.
Venaria Reale and the old market town represent a treasure trove of historic events and trials and tribulations. We sense this in the imposing baroque palace, with its vast gardens, one of the most significant examples of the magnificence of architecture and art in the 17th and 18th centuries. We sense it, too, in the La Mandria Park, one of the finest examples of European environmental havens where numerous species of both domestic and wild animals live in complete freedom, and where a significant legacy of historic and architectural wealth is preserved.
The new splendours and exceptional quality of the architecture of the restored ‘Reggia’ palace, the immensity and beauty of the gardens and natural spaces in the park allow visitors the opportunity to spend their time immersed in new sensations, savouring new experiences and enjoying the modern concept - accessible to all - of “taste”, “leisure time” and the “art of living”.
The ‘Reggia di Venaria Reale’ royal palace and the residence of La Mandria have been declared “World Heritage” sites by UNESCO."
Annual Ticketing Business Forum at Lancashire CCC, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Tuesday April 09, 2019.
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The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.
The adult male is a striking and unmistakable bird. It has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face and "whiskers". The breast is purple with two vertical white bars, and the flanks ruddy, with two orange "sails" at the back. The female is similar to female Wood Duck, with a white eye-ring and stripe running back from the eye, but is paler below, has a small white flank stripe, and a pale tip to its bill.[2] The Mandarin ducklings are almost identical in look to Wood ducklings, and appear very similar to Mallard ducklings. The ducklings can be distinguished from Mallard ducklings because the eye-stripe of Mandarin ducklings (and Wood ducklings) stops at the eye, while in Mallard ducklings it reaches all the way to the bill.
The Stadium Business Design and Development Summit, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchetser. Award winners. Picture by Paul Heryes, Tuesday November 29, 2022.
Love happened at last,
And we entered God's paradise,
Sliding
Under the skin of the water
Like fish.
We saw the precious pearls of the sea
And were amazed.
Love happened at last
Without intimidation...with symmetry of wish.
So I gave...and you gave
And we were fair.
It happened with marvelous ease
Like writing with jasmine water,
Like a spring flowing from the ground.
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My favourite "Zar " :) Nizar Qabbani (21 March 1923 – 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher.
At the age of 15, his sister (25) committed suicide because she could not marry the man she loved. During her funeral he decided to fight the social conditions he saw as causing her death. When asked whether he was a revolutionary, the poet answered: "Love in the Arab world is like a slave and I want to free it. I want to free the Arab soul and body of my poems. Relationships between men and women in our world are not right."
In 1973 he married Balqis al-rawi, an Iraqi teacher whom he had met at a poetry recital in Baghdad. She was killed in a bomb attack by pro-Iranian guerrillas in Beirut in 1981 while working for the Iraqi embassy's cultural section.
He is perhaps the most revered contemporary poet in the Arab world.
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Pancho y Tommy. Más que nada una petición de Pancho para tener una toma para recordar con su perro. Esperaba hacer algo distinto, pero esto fue lo que obtuvimos.
Pancho y Tommy. Mostly a Pancho’s request to have a photo to remember with his dog. I hoped to get something different, but this is what we got.
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Se me acaban las ideas y no hay mucho tiempo para tomar fotos. Mis preocupaciones están en otra parte. De hecho, creo que esta es la última foto que subiré en un tiempo. Voy a estar ocupado los próximos dos meses, pero me daré tiempo de entrar a flickr y comentar algunas fotos. Tal vez aparezca alguna publicación. Take care, friends.
I’m running out of ideas and there’s not much time for shooting. My preoccupations are on another place. In fact, I think this is the last photo that I will upload in a while. I’m gonna be busy the next two months, but I’ll take some time to get into Flickr and comment some photos. Maybe, some upload will appear. Take care, friends.
Inge and Kristie from Tilburg
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Anders als mit dem Wort ''gigantisch'' ließe sich kaum
der Eindruck wieder geben, als wir dann direkt vor der Festung standen.
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Unlike with the word 'gigantic',
could not the impression reproduce, as then directly in front of the fortress.
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Gesehn: Mont Saint Michel, Basse Normandie, Frankreich
Seen: Mont Saint Michel, Basse Normandie, France
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'Collingwood Terminals' On Black
A few recent shots of the Collingwood Terminals building, a landmark from both the water and land of Collingwood, Ontario. It was a bright sunny day but with the wind chill, it was probably -30C. So cold that you could not work without gloves and I had to keep ducking back into the car to keep from getting frost bite.
This building has been the subject of much debate about its fate. At one point there was talk about putting a restaurant on top of it which would provide a spectacular view of the area, but the costs apparently did not make this feasible. A local paint store agreed to donate the paint if the Town would provide the labour to repaint the exterior. From a distance it appears white, but as can be seen up close, it is quite another matter. Once again, the labour costs proved to be too much and this idea failed.
Never the less, if you have ever driven into Collingwood on HWY #124 or approached it on the lake, there is no mistaking this landmark.
PS:
Story about the Town of Collingwood considering the sale of the Terminals to a group that would put a condo building between it and the water, leaving the south side as is.
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www.collingwoodliving.com/TC_TermsOption.html
"Collingwood, Ontario"
They are illegal immigrants,
They have been working in France for many years,
They pay taxes as any French citizen does,
But they do not have the same rights and often live with fear because without identity papers it’s hard to live serenely.
They claim identity papers to stop leaving with the fear of been reconducted in their birth country,
They claim identity papers to improve their living conditions in a country which is today their country,
But French Government said no to a massive regularisation of their situation.
This is the daily fight of the so-called ‘sans papiers’.
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En la configuración solo agrego las rutas donde el script va a buscar los archivos MP3, habilito la busqueda, y mediante la utilidad extract, extraigo la información de album, artista, genero y titulo de los mp3 encontrados y lo paso a una base de datos de SQLite, para que luego desde la interfaz de la Rockola sea fácil navegar.,
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