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The Death awaits you in Cordoba 2007-09-24 12:59:00 Once upon a time, in the medieval times of Cordoba, a nobleman and his servant were in the flea market when they meet the Death. When they saw the Death, both stayed paralyzed by fear.And the Death made a strange grimace, pointed to them and said: "When the night comes, the Death awaits you in Cordoba", and vanished into the air.The servant, very nervous, said to his master: "My Lord, Death pointed to me! Master, I've been always loyal to you... the Death pointed to me! I don't wanna die! I am too young, and have a wife and children..."And the nobleman stare at him with compassion, and said: "Let's go home. Take my fastest steed, and ride, ride as far as you can before the night comes. Go far away from Cordoba, so the Death can't take you.""Thanks, my Lord", replied the servant, "I will always be loyal to you and I will never forget this kind gesture".When the night came, the Death knocked on the nobleman's door. And he went out and said to the Death: "You arrive too late. My serv
Yellowstone and its latent supervolcano 2007-09-19 11:57:00 Yellowstone National Park is located in the USA, in the Rocky Mountains, in the northeast of Wyoming and bordering with Montana and Idaho.It was the first place in the world that received the treatment of National Park. It was named this way by Theodor Roosevelt in 1872.Under the Yellowstone Park there's a geological phenomenon called supervolcano. A supervolcano is a kind of volcano that produces bigger and more devastating eruptions. A simple volcano, when erupts, becomes a great danger that can destroy with its rivers of lava and sulfuric vapours all that encounters in its way. A supervolcano is thousands times more dangerous. It can destroy everything in hundreds of miles around it, alter the global climate of the planet, and become a cataclysm for all the Earth, similar to a nuclear winter.The supervolcano located in Yellowstone is the biggest in the world. This supervolcano had 3 big known eruptions. The last one was 640,000 years ago. The time between those eruptions was from 6
The most famous kiss in the world 2007-09-16 16:13:00 Auguste Rodin is the author of The Kiss, probably the most famous kiss in the world. In an origin, this artwork was a small sculpture, part of a bronze portal made by Rodin called "The Gates of Hell". So we can tell that the most famous kiss was given at the gates of Hell.The statue is based in the character of Francesca da Rimini, who appears in the book "Dante's Inferno". Francesca was in love with the brother of her husband, Paolo. When they were reading a book about Lancelot and Ginebra, Francesca's husband discovered the lovers and killed them. So, in the statue, Paolo has a book in his hand.When they saw it, the French Government liked so much The Kiss that asked Rodin for a big size version in marble. The statue was so popular and people liked it so much, that Auguste Rodin was asked to make as much small statues of bronze as he could make. Private collectors even asked for big size versions of the Kiss for themselves."The Thinker" was another statue that was in "The Gates of
Fairies, their origin and essence 2007-09-16 06:44:00 Fairies are fantastic and ethereal creatures. They are depicted like beautiful women, glowing, with wings (but not in all cultures fairies have wings), and sometimes carrying a wand that emits sparks. And always in the deep forests.Their origin is mainly based on Celtic legends. But the belief in the existence of fantastic creatures from the woods maybe is as ancient like the world.In the Middle Ages, it wasn't estrange to see fairies depicted in coat of arms, and some aristocrats said that they came from a fairy lineage.It was said that fairies took advantage of their beauty to have relationships with knights, and this way create a intermediate race between humans and fairies. In the Middle Ages, when someone saw a pale and weak child, it was said that was a fairy child.According to the ancient lore, fairies approached the baby's cribs to give them blessings or curses, depending on the good or bad nature of the fairy. The bad fairies ended being called witches.There are several theo Read more:Fairies
Couldn't Stand The Weather (Stevie Ray Vaughan) 2007-09-12 13:08:00 This song is called "Couldn't stand the weather" and is by Stevie
Ray Vaughan
. You can find it in "Stevie Ray
Vaughan and double trouble". If you love the guitar, if you love the blues, you have to hear this catchy song.Stevie Ray Vaughan
was a bluesman who played the guitar as few people have played this instrument. If you sometimes had thought in playing the guitar it's not difficult that you had found a score of this great artist.It’s very usual to talk about the weather. When you don’t know of what to talk it's a recurring conversation. In the work, in the elevator, with your neighbours...And everybody likes to see the weather in TV, or in the newspaper. We love to make predictions about if it's going to rain or it's going to be a sunny day. We watch the clouds as they were mysterious enigmas to solve.As many of my readers are bloggers, I have found something interesting for them. Blogskinny.com offers a weather widget.Now we can have a look to weather in the blogs too. Yo Read more:Stand
Luciano Pavarotti, beyond the tenor 2007-09-11 12:41:00 Luciano Pavarotti
was born in Modena on Octover 12th /1935. The doctor told her mother: "With this powerful voice, he will be tenor", and was true, one of the best tenors of all times.He had humble origins, his father was a baker and his mother a factory worker. Always heard bel canto in his home, because his father was a real fan of opera. Pavarotti sometimes commented that his father could have been a good singer. But his father said that to be a good singer it was necessary not only to have a good voice, but to control one's nerves.Pavarotti always said that his childhood was happy, but with economical shortages. During the second world war, he and his family went to live to the country. All his family were living in a rented room. By this time Pavarotti was interested in agriculture.He was fan of Beniaminogigly and Enrico Caruso. His father always encouraged him to take music lessons. When 9 years old, he was singing in the church chorus with his father.Another interest of Pavarot Read more:Luciano
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The Top Ten Fantasy Movies 2007-09-07 16:00:00 Fantasy Movies show us marvelous creatures, incredible beings, sorcerers, heroes, princess and magic worlds where in little time oneself is immersed in a fantasy background.They are films that you never get tired of seeing, little jewels of cinema. Here you are a list of the best fantasy films:1- The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship Of The Ring/The Two Towers/The Return Of The King2- The Chronicles Of Narnia3- Willow4- Ladyhawke5- The Princess Bride6- Harry Potter7- Dragonheart8- Legend9- The Dark Crystal10- The Neverending StoryThe Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, shows the fantastic world of Tolkien. The director made some changes. It's logical, but I miss the dialog of Eowyn where she explains why she must go to war. I'd never had removed the full original dialog of the novel. But the films are very long and despite some changes, Peter Jackson followed the book quite well.The Chronicles of Narnia, four children are sent by their mother far away from war. They arrive to the h
Women in film 2007-09-05 12:55:00 The author of "Women
in art", Philip Scott Johnson, gets to amaze us again with another surprising work: "Women in film", where he makes a travel through time and shows us some important actress since the white and black films until our days.Enjoy this great video:With this video I want to celebrate a award that was given to me. The award is:I am very happy because the person that has given me this award is the excellent photographer, Susanne Van Hulst. When an award comes from such a woman like she, one can be proud of it.http://sues-daily-photos.blogspot.com/As it is tradition I give the award Rockin' Blogger to:- Expressions In Color: A dreaming site full of magic and poetry. This blog is like a good wine, to be tasted slowly.http://miragechopper.blogspot.com/- The Crazy News: Sometimes it makes you laugh, sometimes amazes you, or even worry, but it never leaves you indifferent.http://thecrazynewsblog.com/- Hippocampus Hi-Jinx: Julian Bennett has a sane craziness that makes him to
Betty Boop is top fashion 2007-09-04 12:24:00 It's not strange to see in any shop of the world an object with the image of Betty
Boop. She is synonym of glamour. Her sexy and retro image captivates many people.Betty Boop was born in 1929. In the beginning, she wasn't like is known today. Grim Natwich, the creator of Betty, draw 2 dogs. One of them was Bimbo (that stayed as a dog forever), the other was Bimbo's girlfriend, a french poodle (in the future will be Betty) .Natwitch, not pleased with the result of the Bimbo girlfriend (he thought that was quite ugly) , made some changes. The dog ears were replaced for a hoop earrings and her poodle fur became a bob haircut and her body was changed to a sexy woman. The Betty surname came from "Boop oop a Doop" a film who converted Betty in a star.Max Fleyser saw in Betty a real gold mine. Her innocence and sensuality turned Betty in one of the first characters of a sexy woman in cartoons. Betty was an independent and sexy woman, and that was a novelty. Before Betty, when a sexy woman
I don't want to miss a thing (Aerosmith) 2007-09-02 13:40:00 "I could stay awake just to hear you breathingWatch you smile while you are sleepingWhile you're far away dreamingI could spend my life in this sweet surrenderI could stay lost in this moment foreverEvery moment spent with you is a moment I treasureDon't want to close my eyesI don't want to fall asleepCause Id miss you babyAnd I don't want to miss a thingCause even when I dream of youThe sweetest dream will never doId still miss you babyAnd I don't want to miss a thingLying close to you feeling your heart beatingAnd I'm wondering what you're dreamingWondering if its me you're seeingThen I kiss your eyesAnd thank God were togetherI just want to stay with you in this moment foreverForever and everDon't want to close my eyesI don't want to fall asleepCause Id miss you babyAnd I don't want to miss a thingCause even when I dream of youThe sweetest dream will never doId still miss you babyAnd I don't want to miss a thingI don't want to miss one smileI don't want to miss one kis Read more:Aerosmith
Aurora, nature's most beautiful show 2007-08-29 14:40:00 In some far places, in the dark of the night, before the sun rises, sometimes appears the Aurora
. Aurora is a winding bright light that seems to dance in the sky.In northern latitudes it's called Aurora Borealis. The name of Aurora comes to the roman goddess of the dawn. Aurora the goddess, according the roman lore was a beautiful woman, who flies through the sky to announce the arrival of the sun. Her tears are the dew. Tears spilt for the death of her son. Boreal comes from the Greek word "wind".It's said that after seeing an Aurora, you will be happier for the rest of your life.The surprising phenomenon is produced in the following way. The sun emits energy charged particles called "solar wind". These solar winds arrive to the Earth (it takes them 2 days), and impact in the atmosphere, and when they crash with the nitrogen and oxygen atoms, they free energy in the form of light. That light is the Aurora. Depending on the chemical element impacted, a specific color will predomina Read more:nature
Frontiers Of Reality 2007-08-26 10:48:00 I begin with this amazing video a new section called Frontiers
of Reality. With this section I would like to talk seriously and with rigour about events that could to be in the frontier of reality.Sometimes is difficult to give a good explanation to some things. Things like why twins have some degree of mental connection. Or why can't be some kind of life in other planets, when in ours there are bacteria in the sea which feed of methane.People sometimes say they have seen fabulous creatures that are only remains of prehistoric animals. A good example of this is the coelacanth (a fish extincted in prehistorical times that was discovered alive recently). Or the dodo bird, that was supposed to be extincted in 17th century.Those strange descriptions of two headed monsters can be just genetically deformed animals. It's not strange to see two headed cats, horses or cows in the news. In other times, people may give a fantastic explanation to this.Ancient cultures had people who were wise in
The origin of Centaurs 2007-08-22 14:29:00 With this post I begin a new section, a section called Mythology and Fantasy.Mythology and fantasy is still source of inspiration for many artists, and many people are still interested in this ancient lore of legends.In all the history of humanity, people always have liked to hear good stories and tell good stories. Mythology and fantasy is a good way to learn, through heroes and creatures, about human relationships.We can define mythology as a series of stories of a civilization that try to explain the origin of the world. In a beginning stories were spread thought an oral way, and later written and told for generations. Tell this stories to people seeing their expectant eyes could be an eternal pleasure; but for those civilizations it was their truth, their beliefs.I begin this section with the centaurs, a mythological creature half human and half horse.Ixion (the Thesalia king) desired Hera, the wife of Zeus (the supreme God). Zeus knew this, so fooled Ixion modeling a cloud with th
Why Buy A Domain? Choosing, And Custom Domain With Blogger 2007-10-29 13:24:00 Advantages and disadvantages of having a domain nameIt is possible to have a domain name for your free Blogger
account.That way, you can have as url something like "www.myblog.com" instead of "myblog.blogspot.com".Advantages of having a domain:You'll never loose the links you gain if you move your blog to another service.You'll never loose the Technorati links, Alexa rank, Google's PageRank, or any points or links that you gain from now on.Google will index your website better if you have a domain name.If your site becomes very famous, you can even sell your domain name.The disadvantages of having a domain name are:It costs some money.It forces you to choose a topic for your blog. It's not good to buy a domain name without thinking it very much, because it's a decision that last for at least one year.It takes you freedom to change your site in a radical way.If your blog is a hobby or just for fun, don't loose your time buying a domain.The best is to start with a free service, and
Vampirism And The Real Dracula. (Last Part) 2007-10-28 13:42:00 As I commented in the previous article, the belief in vampires is more ancient that we could imagine. So we can find stories about vampires in the ancient Mesopotamia (Utuhu and Maskin, monstrous beings that brought diseases to the people).In the Egyptian culture there was the deity Sekhmet (appears in the "Book of the Dead" many times). In India, there is Kali-Ma, who fed on blood. There are stories about vampires in the ancient Greece and Rome. In the Aztec culture, Civataeo fed on blood and brought the disease. There's even a vampire story in the "One Thousand and One Night".So we can notice that the belief in vampires is really ancient and is present in all cultures.Although vampirism may be surrounded by supernatural details, it may be based in something as real as two serious diseases: porphyria and rabies.Rabies is transmitted by the bite of dogs, wolves, rats and bats. All those animals are associated with the vampires. It is said that vampires can shapeshift with bats and vic Read more:Dracula
The Symbol Of The Dragon 2007-10-23 13:53:00 The word dragon comes from the Latin word "draco" and the Greek word "drakon" that means snake or viper snake.It's a fabulous animal and a symbolic universal figure.The dragon is present in most of the cultures of the world. In the ancient Oriental cultures as well as in the Westerner.The ethnologists Alexander Haggerty Krappe ("La genese des Mythes"), told that the dragon figure could come from the shock of discovering remains of prehistoric animals.In all the cultures the dragon has a important symbolic nature. Depending on the shape of the depicted dragon, the meaning may vary. Thus, the multi-headed dragon has a strong adverse meaning. The dragon that bites its own tail symbolizes the "Eternal Return", and has been depicted many times in emblems and shields. The symbol of the dragon was very usual in Alchemy.Colors may vary the meaning of the dragon: a red dragon is the guardian of science, and a white one is a lunar dragon. In the Eastern, a black dragon symbolizes the North, and Read more:Symbol
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What is Bloggeries? 2007-11-03 13:30:00 Some weeks ago I found Bloggeries by chance. Bloggeries is a blog forum and directory for bloggers. It's a place where to promote your blog and find information, solve doubts, and exchange ideas with bloggers that do the same as you.It has many categories, much more specific than any other site I have seen before. I asked some doubts, and a short time later I had the answers. The moderator is very kind and gives very good advices. They convinced me to take the step to buy my own domain name; a very good decision, and I am very grateful for their support.Some of its many features:The directory has 3 types of listings: free with reciprocal link, and 2 payed.They also have a service of reviews, where you can get your blog reviewed for free and thus have promotion for your site.You can find articles and tutorials that can be very useful for you.They also give you a service to make your own free polls.If you use Wordpress, you can also find free themes.There are many directories and forums
If I Close My Eyes Forever 2007-11-02 12:38:00 "Baby, I get so scared inside and I don't really understandIs it love that's on your mind or is it fantasyHeaven, is in the palm of my hand, and it's waiting here for youWhat am I supposed to do with a childhood tragedyCHORUS:If I close my eyes foreverWill it all remain unchangedIf I close my eyes foreverWill it all remain the sameSometimes it's hard to hold onSo hard to hold on to my dreamsIt isn't always what it seemsWhen you're face to face with meYou're like a daggerAnd you stick me in the heartAnd taste the blood from my bladeAnd when we sleep would you shelter meIn your warm and darkened graveCHORUS:If I close my eyes foreverWill it all remain unchangedIf I close my eyes foreverWill it all remain the sameWill you ever take meNo, I just can't take the painBut would you ever trust meNo, I'll never feel the same...Ohh.I know I've been so hard on you.I know I've told you lies.If i could have just one more wish.I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes.CHORUS:If I close my eyes fo Read more:Close
, Forever
How to recover your Diggs, Alexa and PageRank 2007-10-30 13:51:00 After buying your domain, you may have the unpleasant surprise that your Digg votes show zero points.You will also notice that you have no Alexa
rank nor PageRank
. Also, the new url has no Technorati rank at all. It doesn't appear in Google, too.But don't worry, as all this can be solved.How to display the Digg votesYou should have noticed that, if you have it, the widget to vote on Digg displays zero points in the old posts.This happens 'cos your url has changed when you purchased your domain.This problem can be solved with a script that you can place in your template.These are the steps:1) Go to your Blogger Dashboard and click in "Layout".2) Then click on "Edit HTML".3) Click on "Download Full Template" and save a copy of your template on your hard drive. If you crash your template and your blog is ruined, you can restore it uploading this template again.4) Click on "Expand widget templates".5) Search for this lines:<div/> <!-- clear for photos floats -->6) Insert thi Read more:recover
, Diggs
The Top Ten Asian Movies 2007-11-05 15:45:00 The asian cinema started to be popular in the Westerner with the martial arts films. Later, manga productions were widely known all over the globe. And nowadays, asian cinema in all genres (terror, fantasy, drama, comedy...) is synonym of success in all the world.Its originality, passion, art, and creativity makes asian movies win more and more fans every day.After this, a list of the best asian movies:1- Curse of the Golden Flower2- House of Flying Daggers3- Ran4- Houzhe (To live!)5- The Eye 6- Unagi 7- Shower8- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 9- The Seven Samurai 10- Fist of FuryThey are films with action, great passions, impossible love, and over all, very spectacular, both at an emotional level as visually.Curse of the Golden Flower, is a movie that is filmed in an awesome imperial palace. The empress and the crown prince have a romance. But the prince falls in love with the doctor's daughter, and plans to run off with her. While this happens, the emperor returns. And with his Read more:Asian
Top Best 50 Firefox Extensions For Web Design 2007-11-04 13:33:00 Each day there are more people that use Firefox
. It is much faster than Internet Explorer, and has a lot of extensions and themes.Regarding the extensions, many of them are much more than interesting. Some of them ease the work of designers and developers.Here follows a list of 50 of the best.Graphics ToolsThey let you manipulate and create graphics for your site.Palette Grabber Gets a palette of colors from the current page. You can use it with Photoshop and other graphics edition programs.MeasureIt A very useful ruler that can measure the size of anything in a web page. You can turn it on/off from its icon in the status bar. This may allow you to create banners, buttons, with the size that you wish.Photo to Text Convertor Turns a photo into ASCII art. This is a picture done with numbers and characters. Really original designs.ColorZilla Pick a color from a web site. Also includes a zoom.Coding toolsThey make easier to manipulate and write code.Firebug Edit and detect errors in HTML
Pegasus,The Winged Horse Of The Skies 2007-11-11 12:52:00 Poseidon seduced Medusa in the Athena's temple. Athena got angry for this desecration, so she cursed Medusa. She turned her hair into snakes, and all those who dare to look at her eyes would be turned into stone.Perseus, Greek hero, searched for Medusa as he needed his head to defeat the marine monster called Ceto. This monster was so strong that the only way to beat it was showing it the head of Medusa, so it will be petrified.Perseus cut the head of Medussa off. And Pegasus
emerged from her spilled blood.Pegasus is depicted as a gorgeous white winged horse that rides across the sky. According to the legend, where it passed, water gushed out. This is because Pegasus is symbolic descendant of Poseidon, who is not only the God of Oceans, but also of the rivers, fountains, lakes...It was said that Pegasus lived in the mount Helicon, until the Greek hero Bellerophon went to capture him.Bellerophon needed Pegasus to carry him flying to the Olympus, where the Gods lived.Zeus realized this, Read more:Winged
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The Curse Of Tutankhamun 2007-11-08 11:52:00 The origin of Tutankhamun is doubtful. There are two theories, one of them is that Tutankhamun could be son of Akhenaten (husband of Nefertiti). The other is that he could be son of Amenhotep III and his own daughter: Sitamun.When Tutankhamun was crowned pharaoh (at ten years old), the cult to Aton was abandoned. During his reign he ordered to repair many temples. Thus, many statues dedicated to God Amun have the face of Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun died at 19 years old. There are many hypothesis about his death but none of them definitive.In 1922 Howard Carter and Lord Carnavan discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. They commanded an expedition that entered the tomb of the pharaoh.When the last man of that expedition returned to the surface, a big sand storm started, preceded by a hawk (symbol of the royal emblem of the ancient Egypt). The falcon flew to the west, that in the ancient Egyptians beliefs was the direction to the Other World.Here starts what was called
Beowulf, Epic Hero, From Comic To Movies 2007-11-15 13:58:00 Beowulf is an epic poem, of unknown author. The poem had no title, until the XIX century, when it is called Beowulf. This poem mixes real elements with fictitious. It's written in England, but it's about Scandinavian. Was diffused through oral tradition.And as a curiosity, Tolkien liked this epic poem very much.The epic poem is about the adventures of Beowulf, a brave warrior.Beowulf was nephew of the king Hygelac. Amongst other heroic actions, he showed a big bravery in the battles against the Swedish.His first great feat was in a fight against Breka, a noble from the Hygelac court. Breka and Beowulf were fighting for five days in the sea, until the sea separated them. Breca could arrive to the coast, but Beowulf hadn't the same luck, and was fighting with marine monsters. But he was victorious. When he went to see the king, Hygelac gave him a present: the sword Nageling.Another heroic action was to defeat the terrible monster Grendel.Grendel was a terrible threat for his village. Read more:Comic
Top Best 55 Mac OS X Free And Opensource Software 2007-11-14 13:25:00 Many designers use Macintosh for working. Its software tends to be very visually attractive and usable, but it's not easy to find free software for Mac.Although some of the freeware that was mentioned in the previous list (that are in my Resources section) can be also run in Mac, there was the need to do a list just for it.After this, 55 top best freeware for Macintosh:Image EditorsImageWell, Quick image editor that can make the most usual changes to an image with simplicity.ChocoFlop, A very impressive but easy image editor that has awesome filters and effects. It's still in alfa and thus it's free.ImageTricks, This image tool can apply many stunning effects to your photos so you get something new and impressive.Pixen, Easy graphic creation suite that can also make animations. Very good for 2D avatars, graphics for 2D games, web page backgrounds...Cenon, Complex application for design that can do a wide set of things, but the most valuable is that is a complete suite for desktop pu Read more:Opensource
, Software
When The Wolf Comes Three Times 2007-11-21 13:14:00 The Wolf And The DogOne day, the wolf approached a dog that was guarding the sheep, and said: "Don't be afraid, I won't take any sheep. I just want to know how pleasant is your job".The dog told him: "Not bad. I just have to care the sheep, and praise my owner. So he gives me some bones, and even the leftovers of what he eats!"The wolf stared at the dog. He was big and stout. However, the wolf was hungry and very thin."Not a bad job at all" -said the wolf- "And what's that thing you are wearing in the neck?""It's a collar. It's for tying me.""For tying you? Do they tie you? And can't you run free?", asked the wolf."Run? Where to? And what for?"The wolf said goodbye to the dog. And ran free through the forest, feeling the wind and smelling the country flowers. Then, he remembered the dog, and felt sorry for him.The Wolf And The MotherThe wolf saw the farmer getting away from his house. And thought "This is the chance to get close and try to steal some food".He approached the hous Read more:Three
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Norwegian Fjords' Beautiful Landscapes 2007-11-18 12:23:00 In those places where cold is very intense, the ice that was formed in winter is not melted in summer. So the ice accumulates in the mountains in big amounts.Its own weight makes this ice roll down the mountain, like true ice rivers. This is called a glacier.Sometimes this glacier continues advancing towards the valleys nearby to the sea. These glaciers, by their own strength, dig the earth on their way, until they reach the sea. Salt water melts these ice rivers. When the entire glacier gets melted, results in a valley flooded by water, surrounded by mountains that are incredibly sculpted with awesome shapes.This is called a fjord.In Norway there are many fjords. In fact, it has the second biggest fjord in the world: Sognefjord. This one reaches a maximum depth of 4,291 ft under the sea level.Some Norwegian
fjords are so rough and dangerous that the Norwegians needed to tie their livestock to avoid them falling to the abyss accidentally.The lands that surround the fjords are very fert Read more:Beautiful
, Landscapes
Recent Awards 2007-11-18 10:53:00 Premio Blog Solidario (Solidarity Blog Award).Some days ago, I received the award called "Blog Solidario" from the teacher Candida Gallardo from Seville:http://elblogdecandi.blogspot.com/Candi explains in her blog something that I agree with: the importance of giving cultural information that is entertaining, and sharing it. I think that the work that she's doing is important. She gives her students a new vision of Internet. So I am proud that she gave me this award.As it is tradition I give the award:- ENSEN-ARTE: A blog around the story of art and art lovers. Fun, entertaining, interesting...http://aprendersociales.blogspot.com/- Exposiciones en Madrid: Culture in Madrid. Curiosities of art and History, a must-see for all those who wish to visit this town.http://exposicionesenmadrid.blogspot.com/- Mas que modernas, contemporaneas: Culture, cinema, gastronomy... Enjoyable, and a pleasure for senses.http://masquemodernascontemporaneas.blogspot.com/All those blogs are written in spanis Read more:Recent
, Awards
Jack Tramiel, Founding Father Of Cyberculture 2007-11-28 12:50:00 Jack Tramiel was born in Poland in 1928. After the Nazi invasion of 1939 he and his family were sent to a Jewish ghetto. Later, they were sent to one of the worst concentration camps of the Nazi Germany: Auschwitz.In Auschwitz, Jack Tramiel was selected by Dr. Mengele (more known as "The Angel of Death", one of the most cruel and wicked minds of Nazism) to go with his father to the work camp of Ahlem (Hanover). His mother stayed in Auschwitz. Jack Tramiel's father was assassinated by the Nazis (they injected him gasoline).He was rescued from the concentration camp in 1945 by the US Army.Two years later Jack Tramiel went to the USA, the country that gave him freedom, and joined their army. While he was in the army, he learned to repair typewriters.Some time later, he worked as a taxi driver. He saved some money, and bought a shop in the Bronx, where he worked repairing typewriters. He called it "Commodore Portable Typewriter".He had a remarkable success, and decided to move to Ontario Read more:Founding
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Monet, The Painter Of The Dreams 2007-11-26 13:25:00 Claude Oscar Monet
was born in Paris (France) in the year 1840. Since he was very young he was deeply interested in art. When he was 15 years old, he did an amateur exposition in a store in "El Havre" with some drafts.Eugene Boudin was pleasantly amazed with those drafts, and offered himself to be his teacher. Monet agreed with pleasure.Even with the opposition of his father, that hated the idea of his son being an artist, he kept on following his dreams. He had to serve for two years in a military regiment in Algeria. After this, he went to Paris to study painting. There, he met Renoir, Sisley, Bazille... painters like him that became his friends.These artists, with Monet, became great symbols of the impressionist art.These group of impressionist painters had to fight against those others that preferred a more traditional art. They used to gather in the cafe Guerbois, where they shared ideas, experiences...In the past, the painters did the drafts outdoors, and finished their artwork Read more:Painter
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