GEZEGENLERİN AYNI SIRAYA DİZİLMESİ

İçinde bulunduğumuz 2011 mayıs ayı gökyüzünde çok ender rastlanır bir solar olaya sahne olmak üzere,bilim adamlarının hesaplamalarına göre yaklaşık olarak 176 yılda bir gerçekleşen ve güneş sisteminde Merkür, Venüs, Jüpiter, Mars, Neptün ve Uranüs ün aynı hizaya gelmeleri olayı gerçekleşicek.

Kimilerine göre 2012 de olması muhtemel olan kıyametin bir habercisi olarakta sunulan bu olay bilim adamlarına göre güneş sisteminde meydana gelme olsaılığı olan normal ir olay ve söylendiğigibide kıyametin bir habercisi olduğuna dairde herhangi somut bir kanıt yok.

Eğer sizde bu gezegenlerin bu sıralanışına tanıklık etmek isterseniz tek yapmanız gereken mayıs ayının ortalarında sabahın erken saatlerinde gökyuzune bakmanız yeterli olucaktır.Şimdiden iyi seyirler.

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Palm Beach Round 2

I was in Palm Beach some months ago and provided a guide to my trip here.  My last stop was supposed to be House of Lavande, but I ran out of time, so I made sure to make a beeline to the store so as to not miss out this time around.  It would be safe to say that House of Lavande is "the" preeminent place to pick up gorgeous vintage costume jewelry.  The store is decorated lavishly with Gracie wallpaper, crystal chandeliers, and well of course all of that jewelry.  Pull out one of those mirrored drawers (they span the store) to unearth a treasure trove of jeweled encrusted statement pieces from eras past.  You could spend hours admiring the baubles and dreaming up their histories.

The rest of our day included shopping at vintage furniture stores on Dixie Highway, a stroll down Worth Avenue, and a celebratory dinner for my Dad's 60th birthday with family:

Images via Travelmoon
Dress as seen here.

Tune in tomorrow for a look at Miami...

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Great conductors of the 20TH century EMI VOL.40 - Furtwangler

CD1 [80:00]

Beethoven: Symphony No.3 'Eroica'
Live recording: Herkulessaal, Munich, September 1953
Wiener Philharmoniker

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 'Choral' (beginning)

CD2 [78:18]

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 'Choral' (conclusion)
(with Erna Berger, Gertrude Pitzinger, Walther Ludwig & Rudolf Watzke)
Live recording: Queen's Hall, London, May 1937
Philharmonischer Chor Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker

Beethoven: Symphony No.5
Live recording: Staatsoper, Berlin, February 1944
Berliner Philharmoniker


THE BIOGRAPHY - WILHELM FURTWÄNGLER (1886-1954)
Wilhelm Furtwängler was born in Berlin in 1886, the eldest son of the leading archaeologist of his time and of a painter. His musical gifts were apparent early, and he was educated by private tutors, often while travelling in Greece, Italy and Egypt. He began composing as soon as he could play the piano, and always regarded himself as primarily a composer, though one who was waylaid by conducting. Furtwängler was, in a conscious way, the successor to the German Idealist philosophers and the great line of Classical composers, and also to Wagner. He rapidly achieved fame and became chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic on the death of Arthur Nikisch in 1922. This remained the orchestra with which he was most closely associated, though his links with the Vienna Philharmonic were also strong, and he conducted many other orchestras in Europe and the Americas. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, Furtwängler was torn between his allegiance to the great humanist tradition he represented (and felt that he should maintain), and his abhorrence of the racist-cultural policies of the Nazis. There were angry confrontations, but in the end he stayed in Germany, and this decision gave rise to great hostility towards him, especially in the USA. He spent his last years living in Switzerland, but touring in many countries, and died exhausted in November 1954. His posthumous reputation and influence has grown ever larger in the intervening decades.
THE RECORDINGS
Though Furtwängler had intense feelings for the whole mainstream German tradition, including Wagner, his hero was Beethoven. As Michael Tanner explains in the essay accompanying this set: 'The element of titanic struggle in Beethoven's work, the aspiration to overcome all manner of obstacles by dint of the heroic will, and the achievement of ecstasy, exaltation and ultimate serenity, were what Furtwängler was supremely concerned with and what led him to perform Beethoven's symphonies far more often than any other works.' Of the nine symphonies, the Fifth is the one he conducted most during his career (and there are no fewer than eleven versions available on record, from 1926 [his first ever recording] to 1954). The hitherto unissued live performance in this compilation dates from the darkest days of the Second World War and at a concert that had to take place in the State Opera House (because by then the Berlin Philharmonic's concert hall had been bombed by the Allies). Furtwängler tended to perform the 'Eroica' and 'Choral' symphonies less often and to hold them in reserve for particular occasions. The occasion for this previously unreleased 'Eroica' was a concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic in Munich, between visits to the Salzburg and Edinburgh Festivals in September 1953, and the 'Choral' Symphony was performed at the first of two concerts by the Berlin Philharmonic in London, prior to a Wagner Ring cycle conducted byFurtwängler at Covent Garden in May 1937.

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Very Glad to Meet You

Being back home is so great. While traveling, you kind of can't wait to be back home, while at the same time, you really, really don't want your travels to end. So I usually don't go straight back home. I go and visit with friends and family before heading home to start working, errands and chores a few days later. Then I go home and the work starts. My mom says I have a whole (huge) BOX full of mail to open. Ug. I also have a To Do list about a mile long. So I put that off for a few days.

Little A

I got home on Mother's Day. Unfortunately, I didn't get to spend time with my own Mom, but I got to have brunch with one of my best friends, KJ, my Other Mother, C (KJ's Mom), and my other "cousins" and friends, as well little A, who I haven't seen in about 5 months. She is getting so big!  She is KJ's daughter and it was great to spend mother's day with three generations of my favorite ladies.

KJ, Bro and A on Shattuck Ave

Next, I had a great time with KJ and my brother. We went to Berkeley for a food extravaganza. Unfortunately, The Cheese Board Pizza shop was closed, but we went instead to the Imperial Tea Court on Shattuck Ave, which has great pulled noodles and a fun dim sum sampler. As well as an amazing selection of great tea, served in the traditional cup with the lid. My pulled noodles were actually not as good as the last time I was there, but hanging out with KJ, A and Bro was fun no matter what.

After that, my Bro and his lady and I spent the day out on the coast near Jenner, attempting to catch some fish. Unfortunately, we didn't catch anything, but we had a great day, and an uncommonly sunny one (although it was not warm) at the coast. This was my first time fishing from the shore into the ocean, and I don't think I am very good at it! My arm was super tired from the heavy weight and the long pole, and I was soaked up to the waist, since I went too close to the water to make a cast and the wave came up and hit me. I kept losing my bait. I think I spent more time reloading my bait and trying to stay out of the way of the waves than actually fishing. I actually did catch a couple things -- seaweed and someone else's fishing hook. Score.

Here are a few photos of our fishing extravaganza.

Bro and I -- ready to catch some fish!

Bro and Lady -- FISH ON!

Bro tries to (unsuccessfully) start a fire

We also saw THIS SIGN -- I mean, I am back in CA, but the signs are still not spelled right? Funny.

Oh and my brother got me a Kindle for my birthday! Yay. I am excited to start using it. Any eReader pros out there have any tips for me? I already have some classic books downloaded for free from Amazon. Any other ways to get cheap and or free books? Did you guys know you can lend books to other Kindle users now?

Do you like coming home after being gone for a while? Who is the first person you visit? Dose (haha) anyone have any off shore fishing tips for me?

V is for Very. A-Z is almost done. Only a month late.

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Sea Lion Island

Sea Lion Island, is often considered the top wildlife destination of the Falkland Islands due to the close proximity of many breeding species to the island's Lodge. The island itself is five miles long and just over a mile wide at its widest point, so just the right size to spend a day, or more, exploring. Beautiful tussac plantations cover one fifth of the island and provide a perfect habitat and protection for much of the island's varied fauna, including elephant seals and sea lions. Opportunities for photography and wildlife watching are limitless and start literally steps away from the Lodge.

Besides the tussac, there are sand beaches, cliffs, freshwater ponds and heathland, all with their own wildlife. The 47 different species of breeding birds to be viewed on the island include three species of breeding penguins and five different birds of prey. Every year brings exciting sightings of vagrants. Pods of killer whales (most notable between November and January) circle the island in pursuit of the elephant seals and sea lions that breed there. Leopard seals and larger whales are also seen from time to time.

A memorial to the HMS Sheffield, sunk in nearby waters, is situated on the island. 4WD tours with a knowledgeable guide can be arranged around the island.

Comfortable accommodation is available at Sea Lion Lodge.

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Great conductors of the 20TH century EMI VOL.38 - Kubelik

CD1 [78:32]

Dvorák: Slavonic Rhapsody No.3
Kingsway Hall, London, January 1959
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Martinu: Symphony No.4
Studio Domovina, Prague, June 1948
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlioz: Ballet des sylphes ('La Damnation de Faust') May 1950
Philharmonia Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Overture to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' February 1953
No.1 Studio, Abbey Road Studios, London
Philharmonia Orchestra

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 1953
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

CD2 [76:46]

Schumann: Genoveva Overture
Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, September 1964
Berliner Philharmoniker

Schubert: Symphony No.3
Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, January 1960
Wiener Philharmoniker

Mahler: Symphony No.10 - Adagio
Herkulessaal, Munich, April 1968
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Janácek: Sinfonietta
Musikvereinssaal, March 1955
Wiener Philharmoniker


THE BIOGRAPHY - RAFAEL KUBELIK (1914-1996)
Giving no regard to the advantages (and disadvantages) of a famous name, Rafael Kubelik (1914-1996) succeeded in conquering the world with his baton, just as his celebrated father Jan had conquered the world with his violin. In January 1934, fresh from the Prague Conservatory and not yet 20, Rafael Kubelik made his debut with the Czech Philharmonic. In October 1937 he took the orchestra on tour to Britain, deputising for Václav Talich, and was hailed as 'one of the most gifted conductors of the day'. During the first years of he so-called Protectorate, Kubelik directed the Brno Opera. In 1942, following the closure of the theatre there, he took over Talich's orchestra as chief and, despite Nazi oppression, successfully maintained a high profile for Czech music. After liberation, Kubelik established the Prague Spring International Festival. Then came the Communist coup in February 1948. Finding the limitations imposed on artistic freedom unacceptable and vowing not to return until democracy had been restored, Kubelik emigrated to England, where the BBC hoped he would succeed Sir Adrian Boult. Instead, his burgeoning international career took him to Chicago. On his return to London, Kubelik was engaged for three seasons at Covent Garden (1955-58), achieving phenomenal success with Jenufa and Les Troyens. Meanwhile, he was in ever increasing demand at major festivals, especially Salzburg and Lucerne. By 1961 he was at the helm of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, remaining with them until the mid-1980s. News of the 'Velvet Revolution' in his homeland so rejuvenated Kubelik that he came out of retirement to conduct his old orchestra in an unforgettable performance of Smetana's Má vlast for the opening concert of the 1990 Prague Spring Festival.
THE RECORDINGS
The recordings have been chosen to reflect the musical institutions and repertoire with which Kubelik was most closely associated during his career. Czech music and the Czech Philharmonic are strongly represented. Kubelik gave the Prague premiere of Martinu's Symphony No.4 in 1946, and took it on tour to Paris, Brussels, Geneva and Poland before recording it in June 1948, shortly before he emigrated to the West. This rare recording is reissued here for the fist time on CD. His musical life in England included a fruitful relationship with Walter Legge's Philharmonia Orchestra, heard here in Berlioz (a reminder of Kubelik's championship of Les Troyens, which he performed during his period at Covent Garden) and Mendelssohn. In Chicago (1950-53) he was as keen as ever to programme contemporary music and a particular favourite was Hindemith's orchestral showpiece, a superb vehicle for the virtuosity of his Chicago players. Back in Europe, Kubelik made recordings in Vienna, including this vital reading of Janácek's Sinfonietta, an essential item throughout his career, and the superbly played Schubert 3rd Symphony. Following his appointment in Munich in 1961, Kubelik recorded mainly with German orchestras. With the Berlin Philharmonic he recorded the complete symphonies of Dvorák and Schumann, and the crowning glory of his years with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra was the recording of the complete Mahler symphonies.


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İRANDA BULUNAN YARATIK VİDEOSU

Geçtiğimiz günlerde iranda köylüler tarafından daha çok bir kuşa benzeyen ama bir tarafıda dinazoru andıran bir yaratık leşi bulunması dünyayı heyecanlandırdı.

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Just an Essay about Dilmun AKA Bahrain- The Lost Sumerian Paradise

I've written this essay a while back and thought it would be fun to share it with you guys:

Dilmun: The Lost Sumerian Paradise:

 The former name of Bahrain, believed to have housed a civilization thousands of years ago in the BC era of Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley's trade prosperity. Dilmun was often viewed as a supply stop by traders and sea merchants when crisscrossing between the two powers. In this article, we shall examine the History of this ancient and truly, the Lost Paradise of Dilmun.

This map shows the old trade routes.

One of the most significant and impressive civilization of the ancients were that of the ancient Indus Civilization which had flourished from about 2500 to 1500 BC. It is thought to have covered the vast territory of present day Pakistan/Iran's Baluchistan region as well as land in the foot of the Himalayas.

Dilmun, however had appeared in historical text, via clay tablets uncovered by Archaeologists, the clay tablets were written in Sumerian Language and were found near the city of Uruk.The contents were simply a list of goods that had earlier been transferred to or from Dilmun to Mesopotamia.It had been believed that Dilmun was a supply base for Copper, however archaeologists concluded that there wouldn't have been much in Dilmun at the time. Also, it shows that Dilmun was a large exporter of Dates, Timber (it had been called "Land of a Million Date Palms) and "Fish Eyes"(Believed to be the old name for Pearls).

The Island was extensively inhabited during the late half of the Third Millennium BC.Tablets shown had proved that Dilmun had been more prosperous and had richer trade links to Mesopotamia than Magan (Present Day Oman).[1]

The Library of Congress states:

Quote:

Archaeological evidence suggests that Dilmun returned to prosperity after the Assyrian Empire stabilized the Tigris-Euphrates area at the end of the second millennium B.C. A powerful ruler in Mesopotamia meant a prosperous gulf, and Ashurbanipal, the Assyrian king who ruled in the seventh century B.C., was particularly strong. He extended Assyrian influence as far as Egypt and controlled an empire that stretched from North Africa to the Persian Gulf. The Egyptians, however, regained control of their country about a half-century after they lost it. A series of other conquests of varying lengths followed. In 325 B.C., Alexander the Great sent a fleet from India to follow the eastern, or Persian, coast of the gulf up to the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and sent other ships to explore the Arab side of the waterway. The temporary Greek presence in the area increased Western interest in the gulf during the next two centuries. Alexander's successors, however, did not control the area long enough to make the gulf a part of the Greek world. By about 250 B.C., the Greeks lost all territory east of Syria to the Parthians, a Persian dynasty in the East. The Parthians brought the gulf under Persian control and extended their influence as far as Oman. The Parthian conquests demarcated the distinction between the Greek world of the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Empire in the East. The Greeks, and the Romans after them, depended on the Red Sea route, whereas the Parthians depended on the Persian Gulf route. Because they needed to keep the merchants who plied those routes under their control, the Parthians established garrisons as far south as Oman. In the third century A.D., the Sassanians, another Persian dynasty, succeeded the Parthians and held the area until the rise of Islam four centuries later. Under Sassanian rule, Persian control over the gulf reached its height. Oman was no longer a threat, and the Sassanians were strong enough to establish agricultural colonies and to engage some of the nomadic tribes in the interior as a border guard to protect their western flank from the Romans. This agricultural and military contact gave people in the gulf greater exposure to Persian culture, as reflected in certain irrigation techniques still used in Oman. The gulf continued to be a crossroads, however, and its people learned about Persian beliefs, such as Zoroastrianism, as well as about Semitic and Mediterranean ideas. Judaism and Christianity arrived in the gulf from a number of directions: from Jewish and Christian tribes in the Arabian desert; from Ethiopian Christians to the south; and from Mesopotamia, where Jewish and Christian communities flourished under Sassanian rule. Whereas Zoroastrianism seems to have been confined to Persian colonists, Christianity and Judaism were adopted by some Arabs. The popularity of these religions paled, however, when compared with the enthusiasm with which the Arabs greeted Islam.

References:

1.Dilmun and its Gulf neighbours - Google Books

2.http://penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/PDFs/6-3/The%20Indus.pdf

I hope you've enjoyed this. 

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Destination: Austin

Spontaneity is something I have been lacking lately.  On our way back from Florida, we decided to change this when my mom decided to skip out on her return trip to California, in favor of taking an overnight road trip to Austin.  Both of us have never been, and we are excited to discover what the city has to offer.  I have been a little absent from the blog world due to traveling, but will be back soon.  Check the blog for regular posts!

1. Mark Fierce Fedora 2. Antik Batik Necklace 3. Madewell Chambray Shirt 4. Mathew Williamson Fringed Leather Skirt

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Great conductors of the 20TH century EMI VOL.39 - Celibidache

CD1 [69:07]

Nielsen: Overture 'Maskarade'
Live recording: Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen, December 1970
Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Berwald: Symphonie singulière
Live recording: The Academy of Music, Stockholm, June 1967
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 'Italian'
Live recording: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, November 1953
Berliner Philharmoniker

Tchaikovsky: 'The Nutcracker' - 4 dances from Suite Op.71a
Kingsway Hall, London, December 1948
London Philharmonic Orchestra

CD2 [77:49]

Hilding Rosenberg: 'Marionetter' Overture
Live recording: Konserthus, Gothenburg, October 1962
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Heinz Tiessen: 'Hamlet' - Suite
Live recording: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, October 1957
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Mozart: Symphony No.25 K183
Kingsway Hall, London, December 1948
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 'Classical'
Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche, Berlin, February 1948
Berliner Philharmoniker

Johann Strauss II: Overture 'Die Fledermaus'
Annen-Polka & Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March
Live recording: Concert Hall, Copenhagen, December 1970
Danish National Symphony Orchestra


THE BIOGRAPHY - SERGIU CELIBIDACHE (1912-1996)
Sergiu Celibidache was born in 1912 in the Moldavian region of Romania. He revealed remarkable talents for music, dance and intellectual pursuits at a very early age. In 1936 he moved via Paris to Berlin, where he studied with Heinz Tiessen, who became his musical mentor. Though Martin Steinke was his spiritual guide, he owed his most profound experiences to the concerts of Wilhelm Furtwängler. When Furtwängler was blacklisted at the end of the war and his designated successor, Leo Borchard, was accidentally shot dead, Celibidache assumed control of the Berlin Philharmonic 'overnight'. He quickly reformed the scattered remains of the orchestra into a first-rate ensemble and roused the spirits of the Berliners with his ecstatic fervour. On Furtwängler's return to the orchestra, the two men shared the duties of principal conductor. Celibidache's last concert with the BPO was on the day before Furtwängler's death in 1954. A fortnight later the position of principal conductor was given to Herbert von Karajan, who was thought to have superior marketing potential. In contrast, Celibidache, who stopped making commercial recordings altogether in 1953, criss-crossed the globe as a much sought-after, and feared, trainer of orchestras. For many years he worked mainly with radio orchestras in Sweden, Denmark and southern Germany, elevating them to heights they would never reach again. It was not until 1979, when he took charge of the Munich Philharmonic, that he again became the official principal conductor of a body of musicians, which, as he had promised, he shaped into an ensemble of inimitable quality and world stature. He remained with the orchestra until his death in 1996.
THE RECORDINGS
Though Celibidache's 1948 studio recordings have been available on CD before, this compilation offers new remasterings of Mozart and Tchaikovsky with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Prokofiev with the Berlin Philharmonic. The more recent material on these 2 CDs is taken from radio broadcasts made between 1953 (the year Celibidache stopped making commercial discs) and 1970. New to the conductor's discography are Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony from Berlin in 1953, Berwald's best known work and an 'exquisitely wrought' overture by Hilding Rosenberg, made in Stockholm in 1962, the year of Celibidache's debut with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and extracts from the 1970 Christmas concert in Copenhagen (featuring winning performances of Nielsen and the Strauss family). The real rarity here is another radio broadcast new to CD: the music inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet was included in a concert given in Berlin in 1957 as a tribute to Heinz Tiessen, Celibidache's teacher, on the occasion of the composer's 70th birthday.


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