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This is Where Our Lives Start

Image by K.G.Photos
Another photo from the night I got engaged. I love her so much!

Thank you everyone who posted congratulations on my last upload. :)

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45 Stunning HDR Images for Architecture Around the World
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Stopping in the Bay of Naples for Dinner

Image by Stuck in Customs
I always wonder what it would be like to have a non-stop boat-lifestyle. Having a boat... sailing up and down the Italian riviera... stopping in one little town for a snack... going to an abandoned grotto for some diving... sailing to a new port for dinner at sunset... I think that would be a nice life, eh?

This was shot in Naples. The city has a beautiful castle jutting out into the Bay of Napoli. It overlooks a cool harbor, a thriving shop and restaurant area, and Mount Vesuvius looming on the horizon.

I was told to closely watch all my camera gear and bags while walking around Naples. There's supposed to be a lot of crime, and I don't doubt it. But I didn't see any while there. The biggest problem was only have 15 hours of daylight to shoot, and I felt like I was a bit robbed by the god of time.

Also, I recently updated my SLR Camera recommendations as well on the site... in case you were lookin' for something...

from the blog at www.stuckincustoms.com

king of the temple

Image by mudpig
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Taken with the sun directly behind the Shore Temple. Shore Temple is a standing testimonial to the regal heritage of India. Located at Mahabalipuram, Shore Temples can easily be reached by taking regular buses or by hiring taxis from anywhere in Tamil Nadu. The nearest airport is located at Chennai that lies at a distance of 60 kms from Mahabalipuram. One of the most photographed monuments in India, Shore Temple is a structural monument on the shores of Bay of Bengal.

Built in the 7th century, Shore Temple depicts the royal taste of Pallava dynasty. During the reign of Rajasimha, the temple saw its construction when Pallava art was at its apex. Ravaged by wind and sea, the temple has witnessed the historical events of India. This work of genius was recognized and listed amongst the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

Shore Temple comprises three shrines, where the prominent ones are dedicated to Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. In the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum), an image of Shivalinga embraces the site. At the rear end, one can find two shrines facing each other. Here, one shrine is dedicated to Ksatriyasimnesvara and other to Lord Vishnu. In the shrine, Lord Vishnu is imaged reclining on the 'Seshanag', which is a symbol of consciousness in Hinduism.

The exterior wall of the shrine to Lord Vishnu and the internal side of the boundary wall are elaborately carved and sculptured. The images on the sculpted panels depict scenes from everyday life. However, the sculptures are incredibly real and artistic. The exterior walls of the temple are segregated by plasters into bays, where the lower part has been impressed into a series of nurturing lions. The archeological department has excavated certain other figures from the site.

Shore Temple is no more a living temple. The structure of the temple makes one to contemplate and perhaps, it was erected basically as a work of art. The Pallavas were known to be the great patrons of art and were keen to create their own style of temple architecture. In the present day, Shore Temple makes the background of Mahabalipuram Dance Festival that is held in Jan /Feb every year. The festival was organized to promote the traditional dance as well as tourism in Mahabalipuram.

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Golden Boat

Image by Tarun Chopra
Golden Boat, Use this Picture as your desktop and see how soon your Finance Improves. Visit My web site for my experience www.occultwizard.com/my-experiences/

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Klamath Falls Mountain Bike Trails - Hot Lava

Image by ex_magician
Hot Lava is basically just a connector trail between Whiskeytown and Endo, not a remarkable trail in and of itself, but it has some nice views.

Klamath Falls has some very nice mountain bike trails. I have been riding them since 1988 when I bought my first mountain bike. Most of the trails in these photos are on public land but most of the trails are on private property and the mountain bikers have had full access for two decades.

Regrettably many of the trails are now the sites of land development, including some gated communities. Every time I ride or trail run up here, which is nearly every day, I see some new development. I am not complaining - it has been private land all these years and I am glad for the many years of terrific riding we have had. Who wouldn't want to live here? It is a wonderful place.

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Llotja de la Seda II

Image by mortimer?
A different processing, a different photo from this great architecture.

La Lonja de la Seda, one of the oldest secular gothic building still standing up. Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Lonja de la Seda on Wikipedia
On the WHC site


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Bruges

Image by Wolfgang Staudt
Please take a large view!


Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country.

The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is egg-shaped and about 430 hectares in size. The area of the whole city amounts to more than 13,840 hectares, including 193.7 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge ("Seabruges" in literal translation). The city's total population is more than 117,000, of which around 20,000 live in the historic centre.

Bruges has, because of its port, a significant economic importance and is also home to the College of Europe.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Springfield IL - Conference Center, Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Image by myoldpostcards
This former residence in the Lincoln Home National Historic Site now serves as a conference center operated by the National Park Service. The Photoshop poster edges effect has been lightly applied in the processing of this image.

For more photographs of Lincoln Sites, visit my "All ABout Abe" (Set).

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You are invited to stay and browse through my photostream. Here's a quick index to my Flickr site:

Springfield, Illinois: All of my photographs of Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Sites are in this collection. For the City of Springfield, there are separate sets for the Capitol Complex, Downtown (including the Old State Capitol), Neighborhoods, Parks, Illinois State Fairgrounds (and past State Fairs), and more. Photographs of Lincoln sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln Tomb, and so on. Also in the Lincoln "All About Abe" (Set) are a few Lincoln sites not located in Springfield.

Central Illinois (except Springfield): Photos relating to the middle section of the "Land of Lincoln" (except for the Capital City of Springfield) may be found in this collection. Every city and town I've photographed is contained within its own set, and rural (as in "counrtyside") photographs are grouped by county.

Beyond Central Illinois: Other locales in the United States and Canada including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle.

In addition to my location-based sets, here are links to some "topical" collections and sets I've put together:

Automobile Photograph Collection: This is a very large collection of images whose primary, but not exclusive, focus is on American automotive classics. Images are organized by decade, by manufacturer, and by topics (such as convertibles, station wagons, muscle cars, etc.)

Barbers & Barber Shops: Traditional barbers and barber shops are on the endangered species list. But there are still plenty to be found if you go looking for them.

Almost Everything Else. Check It Out!!!: Included topics range from man's first walk on the moon to small town schools and churches, and from Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers (our favorite breed) to things that are abandoned, neglected, weathered, or rusty.

Thank you for visiting my photostream - myoldpostcards

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NY - Hyde Park: FDR NHS - Senator Robert S. Kerr Memorial Garden - Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt statue

Image by wallyg
This statue in the Senator Robert S. Kerr Memorial Garden outside the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site is adapted from a 1933 photograph of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on the south lawn of their Hyde Park estate. The photograph can be seen in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. The sculpture was designed and cast by a team of ten people from StudioEIS at the Tallix foundry for the opening of the Wallace Center in 2003.

NY - Hyde Park: FDR NHS - Senator Robert S. Kerr Memorial Garden - Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt statue

Image by wallyg
This statue in the Senator Robert S. Kerr Memorial Garden outside the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site is adapted from a 1933 photograph of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on the south lawn of their Hyde Park estate. The photograph can be seen in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. The sculpture was designed and cast by a team of ten people from StudioEIS at the Tallix foundry for the opening of the Wallace Center in 2003.

NY - Hyde Park: FDR NHS - Henry A Wallace Visitor and Education Center - Pictorial Map mosaic - FDR Library and Home

Image by wallyg
A pictorial map mosaic graces the entrance lobby of the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site. The image is adapted from a 1949 drawing by Olin Dows, a Hudson Valley WPA artist, depicting Hyde Park as it was in FDR's youth.

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NY - Hyde Park: Franklin D Roosevelt House

Image by wallyg
it was in this room that Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on Monday, January 30, 1882. On that day his father wrote "at quarter to nine my Sarlie had a splendid large boy...bay weighed ten pounds without clothes." The furniture was moved to Sara's bedroom after the new wing was completed and then returned to this room after her death in 1941.


The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York preserves the Springwood estate--the birthplace, life-long home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The Springwood estate was originally William Creed's part of the of the Great Nine Partners Patent. The central portion of the main house is formed by a large farmhouse, constructed around 1800 in the Federal Style. Josiah Wheeler, who purchased the estate in 1845, remodeled in Italianate Style with a 3-storey tower at the south end, and front and rear piazzas. In 1866, James Roosevelt, FDR's father, bought the 2.5 km2 estate, including a stable and horsetrack, for k and over the next 34 years, enlarged the servants' wing, added two rooms, and built a carriage house.

Roosevelt was born in what was then the master bedroom on second floor tower at the south end of the house, nearby his childhood bedroom. After marrying Eleanor Roosevelt in 1905, the young couple moved in with his mother, Sarah. In 1915, they hired the Hoppin and Koen to remodel the home, doubling it in size with two large fieldstone wings (designed by FDR), a tower, and a third storey with a flat roof. Restyled in Colonial Revival, the clapboard exterior was replaced with stucco and most of the porch was replaced with a fieldstone terrace with a balustrade and a small columned portico

The estate remained the center of Roosevelt's life and career, functioning as both a retreat and a "Summer White House". Springwood hosted prominent national and international figures, such as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the first visit of a reigning British monarch to the United States, and its porch was the setting of all of FDR's acceptance speeches. Roosevelt made made his last visit to Springwood in the last week of March 1945, about two weeks before his death. At his own wish, he was buried near the sundial in the Rose Garden on April 15, 1945. Eleantor was buried at his side after her death in 1962.

The Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site also includes the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library--the first of the United States' presidential libraries.

National Register #66000056 (1966)

BBC World Service: site launch

Image by premasagar
Site Address: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/bangladeshboat/
This post is blogged at: dharmafly.com/blog/bangladeshboat

Phew! Dharmafly has been busy these last three weeks! From commission to launch in just 12 working days (and nights)...

The Bangladesh River Journey is a mashup of posts from a BBC World Service trip to track the effects of climate change in Bangladesh. The trip lasts a month, with photos being posted to Flickr, messages sent to Twitter and journal entries made on the World Service site. The mashup puts all these posts on to a map, letting you navigate around and follow the trip.

The journalists are equipped with a GPS navigation device. Each time they visit a new location, they post their co-ordinates to the Twitter stream (e.g. this post). Our system then logs the coordinates and applies them to every photo, tweet and diary entry until the next location.

In addition to what you see in the browser, there are a number of gems hidden under the hood... (Non-techie folk may happily skip this :)

Microformats
Microformats are new, developing standards for adding extra meaning to the HTML of a web page. They create all sorts of possibilities for software (from search engines to browsers) to interact with the content in new and useful ways.

The HTML for each Twitter, Flickr and diary post in the Bangladesh River Journey is written using the hAtom microformat. This means, for example, that an RSS feed can be generated directly from the HTML on the page.

If you use the Firefox browser, you can explore other microformats on the Bangladesh Boat site, with the excellent Operator extension. You'll find xFolk bookmarks, geo locations, hCard contacts and tagged links.

GeoRSS
The site's RSS feed allows users to stay up-to-date with new posts, without needing to re-visit the site (we talked about using RSS in a previous post).

The feed is encoded with the geo coordinates of each post (this is called GeoRSS). Some interesting things can then be done with the feed, such as plotting it straight on to Google Maps.

API
Part of the task was to build an API - a way for web developers to access the data in the system, to create their own mashup applications. This will be promoted through BBC Backstage - the BBC's hub for exploring new media technology.

More info: dharmafly.com/blog/bangladeshboat

ESD Kodiak works on VHF-FM

Image by U.S. Coast Guard
KODIAK, Alaska - Personnel from Electronic Systems Support Detachment Kodiak and Electronic Systems Support Unit Juneau prepare a microwave dish to be removed so its cover can be replaced atop Sharatin Mt. on Kodiak Island April 3, 2012. The microwave site is a link between several other sites that provide VHF-FM coverage for the Kodiak Island, Cape Gull and Shelikof Strait area. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

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NY - Hyde Park: Vanderbilt Mansion NHS - Vanderbilt White Bridge

Image by wallyg
The White Bridge, which replaced an old frame bridge over Crum Elbow Creek to Post Road just below the man-made Sherwood Pond, was designed and constructed in 1897 by the New York City engineering firm of W. T. Hiscox and Company. A Melan arch bridge, it was one of the first steel and concrete bridges in the United States.

When Frederick W. Vanderbilt died in 1938, the Hyde Park estate, including the Vanderbilt Mansion, was bequeathed to Mrs. James Van Alen, a niece of Mrs. Vanderbilt. Two years later, Mrs. Van Alen gave the estate to the Federal Government, and on December 18, 1940, it was designated a National Historic Site. Since that time it has been administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site National Register #66000059 (1966)

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ezimba-web- Cut Outs Groovy

Image by krossbow
ezimba is a web site that can apply different imaging effects.
www.ezimba.com/index.html

I used one picture for all the effects just for consistency for comparison. The title for each photo consists of the category of the effect and the name of the effect. Some effects would be better used on a different image. There are some effects also that appear to do the same thing in different effect categories.

Ezimba also has a Facebook app, Google Android app, and a free iPhone app. Please note that the free iPhone app puts a small logo on the edited image. You can buy the paid ezimba app and not have the logo.

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A Slice of Life in Malaysia (and thanks for the Facebook Fan club members breaking 1,000 strong!)

Image by Stuck in Customs
I spent a few weekends in the Chinese area of Melaka, which is on the southern coast. After it gets dark outside and you walk down the streets, you can always see little glowing lights coming from inside homes that are crammed together in the streets. There is a general clatter of Chinese voices with the clanking and scraping of dinner being made and shared. One of them had the door slightly ajar with a good mood coming out (picked up by my Jacobson's Organ), so I craned my neck around inside with a smile to see what was happening. I had my camera in plain sight, and it's always novel for them to see a whitey in this area of town. I gave an international greeting of "howdy", and then the international sign of "can I take a photo of your interesting living area", and then I snapped a single RAW for conversion to HDR later.

There are all kinds of interesting things inside if you look close... like a massive amount of eggs for a small home and also the ever-present Milo, which all Malaysians love and have in ready supply.

I checked the Facebook fan club today, which I should do more, and saw that it had broken 1,000 fans! Thanks everyone - that is cool. I am not sure the best thing to do on there yet; I'd like to occasionally do fun things there, like I do on Twitter, for people that like to see real-time updates or behind-the-scenes activity. If you have any ideas, feel free to start up a discussion thread there on the fan site and I'll be sure to check in to see what I can do to help out!

from the blog at www.stuckincustoms.com

Valdés: estepa, flores y acantilado

Image by Ostrosky Photos
Los paisajes de la costa patagónica muchas veces asumen formas de otro mundo. La mezcla de aridez, mar, meseta, viento y fauna conforman uno de los ambientes costeros más increíbles del mundo.
In many occasions, the coast of Patagonia presents itself as an image from another world. The combination of aridity, sea, plateaus, wind and fauna creates one of the most amazing coastal environments in the world.

Beacon Hill

Image by Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
Acorn Street, Beacon Hill- the most photographed street in town, like Louisburg Square is cobbled and privately owned.
Original Size:11.0 x 7.5 Credit: Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
Photos are for use by the press, for promotional materials, for print and the web. Images may not be sold and may not be used on materials for sale without the express written permission from the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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NY - Hyde Park: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library - Arthur Ross Courtyard - FDR Bust

Image by wallyg
Gleb W. Derujinsky's white Westerly granite bust of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was presented by the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union on January 30, 1947. The 27 1/2" tall bust depicts Roosevelt dressed in a jacket and tie and is installed on a 55 3/4"-high black Swedish granite base. Today the sculpture stands in the Arthur Ross Courytard, which was dedicated on October 1, 1996

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, located on Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, is the first of the United States' presidential libraries. The 16-acre facility was built during 1939-40 by Philadelphia contractor John McShain of Hudson Valley fieldstone in local Dutch colonial style. Conceived of and donated by President Roosevelt, the library was built at a cost of 6k and turned over to the federal government on July 4, 1940 to be operated by the National Archives. The museum section of the building opened June 30, 1941. However, the onset of World War II deferred the official opening of the library as a research facility as the President served a third term and then was elected to a fourth term in 1944. He visited the library often during the war to sort and classify his records and memorabilia; and from his study in the library he delivered several of his famous radio speeches or "fireside chats".

In addition to artifacts from the lives of President and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the Library includes papers from all Roosevelt’s political offices—New York State Senator (1910-13), Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-19), Governor of New York (1929-32), and President of the United States (1933-45) and his private collections of papers, books, and memorabilia on the history of the U.S. Navy and Dutchess County, as well as his White House Desk and 1936 Ford Phaeton. As per the President’s original vision, two wings in memory of Eleanor Roosevelt, which would house her more than three million pages of papers, were added in 1971.

Prior to Roosevelt's Presidency, the final disposition of Presidential papers was left to chance. Although a valued part of the nation's heritage, the papers of chief executives were private property which they took with them upon leaving office. Some were sold or destroyed and thus either scattered or lost to the nation forever. Others remained with families, but inaccessible to scholars for long periods of time. The fortunate collections found their way into the Library of Congress and private repositories. In erecting his library, Roosevelt created an institution to preserve intact all his papers. Roosevelt's actions served as a precedent. When Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act in 1955, it regularized the procedures initiated by President Roosevelt for privately built and federally maintained libraries to preserve the papers of future Presidents. Even though official presidential papers are now public property as a result of the Presidential Records Act of 1978, and there is legislation limiting the size and financing of museums, Roosevelt's original intentions of preserving papers in one place and making them accessible to the nation still hold true.

National Register #66000056 (1966)

Philadelphia - Old City: Independence Hall - Bell Tower

Image by wallyg
Independence Hall, on Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, was built by Edmund Woolley and Andrew Hamilton, the Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly, in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House. But it was the events that took place between 1775 and 1787 that earned it the name Independence Hall, and reinforce its iconic status as the Birthplace of the Nation. It is within its walls that the delegates to the Second Continental Congress met, the Declaration of Independence was approved, and the Constitution of the United States was debated, drafted and signed.

Construction on the redbrick Georgian style building, at the time the most ambitious public work in the colonies, began in 1732. The five-part plan included a 105-foot long main block, two covered arcades, and two 50-foot long wing buildings at the end of the arcades. The Provincial government paid for construction as it went along--piecemeal for 21 years. The building has undergone many restorations, notably by Greek revival architect John Haviland in 1830, and by a committee from the National Park Service, in 1950, returning it to its 1776 appearance. The bell tower, consisting of a wooden steeple set atop the three-story brick house, was the original home of the Liberty Bell and today holds the Centennial Bell, created for the United States Centennial Exposition in 1876.

From 1775 to 1783, the Hall served as the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress, a body of a body of representatives from each of the thirteen colonies. The Declaration of Independence, which was authored by Thomas Jefferson and declared the unified colonies independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain, was approved there on July 4, 1776, though the vote was held two days earlier and the Declaration was read aloud to the public in the area now known as Independence Square. On June 14, 1775, delegates nominated George Washington as commander of the Continental Army; and on July 26, they appointed Benjamin Franklin the first Postmaster General of what would later become the United States Post Office Department.

During September of 1777, Philadelphia was occupied by the British Army, and the Continental Congress was forced to abandon the State House and flee to York, Pennsylvania where the Articles of Confederation were approved in November. The Congress returned on July 2, 1778, after the end of the British occupation.

In the summer of 1787, Independence Hall hosted the Philadelphia Convention, now also known as the Constitutional Convention. The original intent was to discuss adjustments to the Articles of Confederation, but the Convention decided to propose a rewritten Constitution, resulting in a new fundamental government design. On September 17, 1787, the Constitution was completed, and took effect on March 4, 1789, when the new Congress met for the first time in New York's Federal Hall.

In 1790, the Congress moved back into Philadelphia and first met in Congress Hall, the small adjoining east east wing. Philadelphia would remain the seat of the federal government until 1800, with Independence Hall serving as the Capitol Building with executive offices, and the Supreme Court assembling in Old City Hall, the small adjoining west wing. These three buildings, together with Philosophical Hall, today make up Independence Square.

Here the first foreign minister to visit the United States was welcomed; the news of Cornwallis's defeat was announced, signaling the end of the Revolutionary War; and, later, John Adams and Abraham Lincoln lay in state. On October 26, 1918, Tomáš Masaryk proclaimed the independence of Czechoslovakia on the steps of Independence Hall. On July 4, 1962, President John F. Kennedy gave an address here on Independence Day.

Independence Hall is pictured on the back of the U.S. 0 bill, as well as the bicentennial Kennedy half dollar. The Assembly Room is pictured on the reverse side of the U.S. two dollar bill, from the original painting by John Trumbull entitled Declaration of Independence.

Independence National Historical Park preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution. Administered by the National Park Service, the 45-acre park was authorized in 1948, and established on July 4, 1956.

Independence Hall was designated a World Heritage Site on October 24, 1979.

Independence National Park Historic District National Register #66000675 (1966)

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Ptolemaic Temple Reliefs at Deir el-Medina (I)

Image by isawnyu
AWIB-ISAW: Ptolemaic Temple Reliefs at Deir el-Medina (I)
A relief from the Temple to Hathor depicting one of the Ptolemies offering to a seated Anubis. by Kyera Giannini (2009)
copyright: 2009 Kyera Giannini (used with permission)
photographed place: (Deir el-Medina) [pleiades.stoa.org/places/864388873/]

Published by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World as part of the Ancient World Image Bank (AWIB). Further information: [www.nyu.edu/isaw/awib.htm].

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NY - Hyde Park: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library - Roosevelts' engagement ring

Image by wallyg
Franklin D. Roosevelt gave this engagement ring to Eleanor Roosevelt on her 20th birthday, October 11, 1904. They did not announce their engagement, however, until December of that year. They were married on March 17, 1905.

The ring is made of yellow gold, with platinum prongs, set with six small diamonds and a white cushion-shape diamond, weighing approximately 3.40 carats.

The ring is on display in the Eleanor Roosevelt Gallery of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. It was given to the Library in May 1974 by Anna Roosevelt Halsted, daughter of President and Mrs. Roosevelt.

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, located on Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, is the first of the United States' presidential libraries. The 16-acre facility was built during 1939-40 by Philadelphia contractor John McShain of Hudson Valley fieldstone in local Dutch colonial style. Conceived of and donated by President Roosevelt, the library was built at a cost of 6k and turned over to the federal government on July 4, 1940 to be operated by the National Archives. The museum section of the building opened June 30, 1941. However, the onset of World War II deferred the official opening of the library as a research facility as the President served a third term and then was elected to a fourth term in 1944. He visited the library often during the war to sort and classify his records and memorabilia; and from his study in the library he delivered several of his famous radio speeches or "fireside chats".

In addition to artifacts from the lives of President and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the Library includes papers from all Roosevelt’s political offices—New York State Senator (1910-13), Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-19), Governor of New York (1929-32), and President of the United States (1933-45) and his private collections of papers, books, and memorabilia on the history of the U.S. Navy and Dutchess County, as well as his White House Desk and 1936 Ford Phaeton. As per the President’s original vision, two wings in memory of Eleanor Roosevelt, which would house her more than three million pages of papers, were added in 1971.

Prior to Roosevelt's Presidency, the final disposition of Presidential papers was left to chance. Although a valued part of the nation's heritage, the papers of chief executives were private property which they took with them upon leaving office. Some were sold or destroyed and thus either scattered or lost to the nation forever. Others remained with families, but inaccessible to scholars for long periods of time. The fortunate collections found their way into the Library of Congress and private repositories. In erecting his library, Roosevelt created an institution to preserve intact all his papers. Roosevelt's actions served as a precedent. When Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act in 1955, it regularized the procedures initiated by President Roosevelt for privately built and federally maintained libraries to preserve the papers of future Presidents. Even though official presidential papers are now public property as a result of the Presidential Records Act of 1978, and there is legislation limiting the size and financing of museums, Roosevelt's original intentions of preserving papers in one place and making them accessible to the nation still hold true.

National Register #66000056 (1966)

Exploding into ‘Chaos’ Combat engineers conduct live explosives training [Image 1 of 5]

Image by DVIDSHUB
Soldiers from "Chaos" Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, detonate C-4 explosives during engineer core demolition task training at a demolitions range outside of Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2011. The unit used the explosives to remove obstacles, destroy fortifications, and breach doors.
United States Division-North
Date Taken:08.11.2011
Location:CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, IQ
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Afsarwala Tomb

Image by souravdas
Grave of the unknown afsar, or officer, inside the Afsarwala Tomb within the Humayun's Tomb Complex. View large for detail. More photos from the Humayun's Tomb series.

Sept 15, 2009: This photo was selected for the Go!Places Pictoguide to Humayun's Tomb.

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Wagner Falls Detail

Image by James Marvin Phelps
Wagner Falls
Michigan State Scenic Site
Munising, Michigan

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Former Site of Seals Stadium, 2001

Image by Telstar Logistics
This is where I buy most of my groceries.

The site of the former San Francisco Seals baseball stadium is now home to the Potrero Safeway retail complex. During the 1970s and 1980s, this was an auto dealership.

The Wikipedia sez:

The San Francisco Seals were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1957. In 1931, the Seals moved to their own park, Seals Stadium, an 18,600-seat facility located at 16th and Bryant Streets. The Seals celebrated their inaugural year in Seals Stadium by winning the PCL pennant in 1931. The following year, Seals outfielder Vince DiMaggio arranged a tryout for his younger brother Joe who, needless to say, made the team. In 1932, Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 61 straight games, a harbinger of his 56-game hitting streak for the New York Yankees in 1941. The team won the pennant again in 1935. During the 1957 season, the New York Giants announced their move to San Francisco for the 1958 season, and the Seals were forced to relocate as a result. The Seals moved to Phoenix for the 1958 season. Moreover, the team became a minor league affiliate of the new San Francisco Giants, and were renamed the Phoenix Giants. The Giants played their 1958 and 1959 home games in Seals Stadium, moving to Candlestick Park in 1960.

New Tree Over The Falls

Image by James Marvin Phelps
Wagner Falls
Michigan State Scenic Site
Munising, Michigan

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Norwegen - Norway / Bergen 097☺03 ..... red is bryggen color / rot ist Bryggen Farbe

Image by Juergen Kurlvink
red is the color of Bryggen... aufnahmeort-photoplace ...

Bryggen ist ein alter Stadtteil aus der Zeit der Hanse.
Damals waren hier vor allem deutsche Kontore untergebracht.
Er wurde liebevoll wieder restauriert und zhlt
heute zum UNESCO Weltkulturerbe.


Bryggen is an old neighborhood from the time of the Hanseatic League.
At the time, were mainly German harbour bureaus (branch).
he was been lovingly restored and is today, from the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Explain to me again ... BBQ Done Right (July 14, 2011 / 12 Tammuz 5771) ...item 2.. Your Last and Most Delicious Summer Barbecue (Aug 30th, 2012) ...

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A lucky girl am I married to the king of all BBQs. Dov can make a mean steak; he’s methodical about choosing the right cut, marinating them and cooking them to perfect medium-rare temperature.

Dov will make a BBQ warm weather or in a blizzard; nothing can come between a man and his steak. Our once-a-week home BBQ has taught me a great deal about meat and its complexities.
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What better way to end summer with a flourish than to serve hot dogs and hamburgers with bunches and bunches of yummy toppings so that everyone can build their own mega meal…and sit back and enjoy a last day of culinary freedom?

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July 14, 2011 / 12 Tammuz 5771
by Sarah Lasry

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School is out and the summer season has officially started. That means long leisurely fun-filled days that usually end in a delicious BBQ suppers. But for some, BBQ means the unfortunate task of eating burnt hamburgers and dried steak with the occasional charred hot dog. Here are some fool-proof summer BBQ recipes that will wow your taste buds and make you wish summer grilling was an all year round option!

For more great BBQ recipes and summer supper ideas go to www.kosherstreet.com
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A lucky girl am I married to the king of all BBQs. Dov can make a mean steak; he’s methodical about choosing the right cut, marinating them and cooking them to perfect medium-rare temperature. Dov will make a BBQ warm weather or in a blizzard; nothing can come between a man and his steak. Our once-a-week home BBQ has taught me a great deal about meat and its complexities.

For the Marinade:

2 steaks, rinsed & patted dry
3 Tbsp. steak seasoning mix (mesquite flavoring)
Kosher salt & black pepper
½ cup teriyaki sauce
2 Tbsp. honey
1 tsp. ginger
½ cup hickory BBQ sauce (your favorite brand)

For the Glaze:

½ cup teriyaki sauce
2 Tbsp. honey
1 tsp. ginger
½ cup hickory BBQ sauce
2 tsp. spicy Dijon mustard (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Or place on grill that has been already preheated and is very hot and has been coated lightly with cooking spray. (If gas grill keep it on med heat)

Take a fork and punch small holes into the meat of your steak. Combine the steak seasoning with the Kosher salt and pepper and rub into the top and bottom of your steak. In a small bowl combine all the remaining marinade ingredients, mix well. Put the steaks into a Ziploc bag and then pour in your marinade. Refrigerate for up to 4 hours or at least 30 minutes before grilling.

Heat your grill. Remove steaks from marinade and wipe off excess with paper towels. Grill off both sides of your steak for about 2 minutes each side. While the steaks are grilling combine your glaze ingredients in a small bowl. Remove steaks from grill and place into aluminum pan. Brush both side of steaks with your glaze using a pastry brush and finish cooking in the oven until your steaks reach 130 degrees for medium rare, (about 8-10 minutes).
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Late one night when in my eighth month of pregnancy, my husband and I saw a piece about an all night restaurant that serves chicken wings and waffles. I can’t even describe the cravings that report elicited, so much so, that I made my poor husband go out and beg our local chicken take out place to stay open 10 minutes longer to satisfy my hunger. I have since had my daughter, but still have cravings for these chicken wings.

12-16 chicken wings, rinsed and patted dry
¼ cup orange juice
¼ cup honey
¼ cup spicy Dijon mustard
¼ cup hickory BBQ sauce (favorite brand)
For the Mustard Glaze:
¾ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sweet teriyaki sauce
3 Tbsp. spicy Dijon mustard
1 tsp. ground ginger powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. soy sauce

Extra ginger powder for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Or keep on the med-high side of your grill and cover with hood for 6-8 minutes on each side.

Place the chicken wings in a heavy duty Ziploc bag. Mix all the remaining ingredients in a small bowl blending well. Pour mixture into Ziploc bag and gently shake, coating all wings as best as you can. Place into refrigerator and let marinate for at least 30 minutes or ideally up to 4 hours or more.

In another small bowl, mix together all the glaze ingredients, combining well. Set aside.

Drain and remove wings from marinade and pat dry with paper towel. Place the wings in a large baking tray. Sprinkle with ginger powder over the top of the wings, then using a pastry brush coat each wing thoroughly with the glaze mixture that you made. Place into oven and bake about 20-25 minutes. Remove and pile up onto a plate and dig in.
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¼ cup mayonnaise
1 cup Tofutti non-dairy sour cream
½ tsp. dried chives
½ tsp. dried parsley
½ tsp. dried dill weed
¼ tsp. garlic powder
¼ tsp. onion powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground black pepper

Mix together all the ingredients in a small bowl, blending well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
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This salad is super easy to make and does not need a lot of your time. As I prep for my BBQ, I cut the cherries and throw them together in the bowl with my whole blueberries. I make the dressing and set it aside. I then start to BBQ the fruit only after all the meat is finished cooking on the BBQ and while everyone else is enjoying the burgers and steaks the fruit cooks. I then quickly cut and toss all the rest together with the dressing and serve with some Pareve Ice Cream or Whip Cream!

1 whole pineapple, cut into 1/2 inch rounds
6 peaches or nectarines, halved with pit removes
1 cup pitted cherries, diced
1 pint whole blueberries
for dressing:
3 tbsp. apricot or peach preserve
2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground ginger

On your hot BBQ, grill the pineapple and peaches for about 4 minutes each side. When finished cut them into bite size pieces and toss into a big bowl with the cut cherries and whole blueberries. Mix all the ingredients for the dressing in a separate small bowl, and then pour over the cut fruit. Mix well and serve.

For more kosher recipes visit kosherstreet.com
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Your Last and Most Delicious Summer Barbecue
By Eileen Goltz | Aug 30th, 2012

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Please note: Eileen Goltz is a freelance kosher food writer. The Orthodox Union makes no endorsements or representations regarding kashrut certification of various products/vendors referred to in her articles, blog or web site.

In the good ol’ days when dinosaurs roamed the earth and fire was the only form of instant messaging, school didn’t start until AFTER Labor Day. Vacations and pool parties were planned right up until the day when we all trudged 10 miles (uphill both ways) to the non-air conditioned halls of education.

But now that schools start earlier and Labor Day is the first “get out of jail free” day, I find that a celebratory barbeque is called for.

What better way to end summer with a flourish than to serve hot dogs and hamburgers with bunches and bunches of yummy toppings so that everyone can build their own mega meal…and sit back and enjoy a last day of culinary freedom?
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Keep the basics topping for your burgers and dawgs but tweak them: Relish, mustards of all kinds, ketchup, sauerkraut, and onions are always appreciated but add a kick by caramelizing the onions and adding jalapeno or horseradish to your ketchup. Try serving salsa, guacamole, chili, BBQ or pizza sauce. Chopped olives, cooked salami, and these simple recipes for some savory toppings help make this last official summer meal one of the best ever.
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Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 red and/or yellow bell peppers, sliced thin
1 to 2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a skillet saute the peppers, sugar and garlic in the olive oil. When they start to soften slightly, add the oregano, basil and thyme. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes and then remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper.

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----- BALSAMIC GLAZED ONIONS (pareve)

Ingredients:

2 to 3 large sweet onions, sliced thin
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 to 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

Servings:

In a skillet, heat the olive oil and add the onions and brown sugar. Cook until the onions are soft. Add the salt. Cook until the onions are really soft, then add the balsamic vinegar. Remove to cool. Serve hot or cold.

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----- CRAZY HOT CUCUMBER SAUCE (pareve)

Servings: 3 cups

Ingredients:

2 large cucumbers, diced
1 red bell peppers, diced
1 onion, finely diced
3 celery stalks, diced
2 to 3 jalapeno peppers, minced
3 tablespoons salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup white vinegar
1/2 tablespoon celery seed
1 tablespoon dill seed

Directions:

In a bowl combine the cucumbers, peppers, onions, celery, and jalapeno peppers. Sprinkle the salt over the top and then cover the vegetables with cold water and ice cubes. Let vegetables soak for 2 to 3 hours. Then drain in a colander but don’t rinse.

In a saucepan combine the sugar, vinegar, celery seeds and dill. Bring the mixture to a boil and then simmer for 4 to 5 minutes.

Pour the sauce over the vegetables, mix to coat and let set until the mixture is room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until cold and serve with hotdogs or burgers.

Modified from a recipe from epicurean.com.
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----- GARLIC AND PEPPER KETCHUP (pareve)

Servings: 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 cup ketchup
hot sauce to taste

Directions:

In a skillet saute the garlic and onion in the olive oil. Cool and whisk in the ketchup and hot sauce. Makes

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----- CHILI FOR BURGERS AND HOT DOGS (meat)

Servings: 3 cups

Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef or turkey
2 8 oz cans tomato paste with garlic
2 cups water, plus extra if needed
1 tablespoon cumin
1 to 2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 tablespoon paprika
3/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
6 oz hickory barbeque sauce
2 tablespoons honey mustard
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 cup minced onion

Directions:

In a skillet brown the ground beef and drain the excess grease. Return to the heat and add the tomato paste and water; mix to combine. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 45 minutes. You can add a little water if it starts to get dry.

Submitted by Carlie Yong of Chicago, IL.
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----- MIXED MUSHROOM TOPPING (pareve)

Servings: 2 – 3 cups, depending on the amount of mushrooms you use

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, diced
2 lbs sliced mushrooms, 2 to 3 kinds (mixed)
1 tablespoon white wine
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons paprika

Directions:

In a skillet, saute the mushrooms and onions in the olive oil and wine. When they are soft and there is almost no liquid left in the pan, add the paprika and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


Are you sure you’re not eating bugs? Certain produce requires inspection. For clear guidelines, check out the newly released OU Manual for Checking Fruits and Vegetables. If your order from OU Press is over 0, you’ll get a FREE manual + FREE shipping.

Eileen Goltz is a freelance kosher food writer. She graduated from Indiana University and the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in Paris. She lectures on various food-related topics across the U.S. and Canada and writes weekly columns for the Chicago Jewish News, kosher.com and OU Life. She is the author of the Perfectly Pareve Cookbook (Feldheim) and is a contributing writer for several publications. You can visit Eileen’s blog by clicking Cuisine by Eileen.

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The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, located on Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, is the first of the United States' presidential libraries. The 16-acre facility was built during 1939-40 by Philadelphia contractor John McShain of Hudson Valley fieldstone in local Dutch colonial style. Conceived of and donated by President Roosevelt, the library was built at a cost of 6k and turned over to the federal government on July 4, 1940 to be operated by the National Archives. The museum section of the building opened June 30, 1941. However, the onset of World War II deferred the official opening of the library as a research facility as the President served a third term and then was elected to a fourth term in 1944. He visited the library often during the war to sort and classify his records and memorabilia; and from his study in the library he delivered several of his famous radio speeches or "fireside chats".

In addition to artifacts from the lives of President and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the Library includes papers from all Roosevelt’s political offices—New York State Senator (1910-13), Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-19), Governor of New York (1929-32), and President of the United States (1933-45) and his private collections of papers, books, and memorabilia on the history of the U.S. Navy and Dutchess County, as well as his White House Desk and 1936 Ford Phaeton. As per the President’s original vision, two wings in memory of Eleanor Roosevelt, which would house her more than three million pages of papers, were added in 1971.

Prior to Roosevelt's Presidency, the final disposition of Presidential papers was left to chance. Although a valued part of the nation's heritage, the papers of chief executives were private property which they took with them upon leaving office. Some were sold or destroyed and thus either scattered or lost to the nation forever. Others remained with families, but inaccessible to scholars for long periods of time. The fortunate collections found their way into the Library of Congress and private repositories. In erecting his library, Roosevelt created an institution to preserve intact all his papers. Roosevelt's actions served as a precedent. When Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act in 1955, it regularized the procedures initiated by President Roosevelt for privately built and federally maintained libraries to preserve the papers of future Presidents. Even though official presidential papers are now public property as a result of the Presidential Records Act of 1978, and there is legislation limiting the size and financing of museums, Roosevelt's original intentions of preserving papers in one place and making them accessible to the nation still hold true.

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