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Sunday, January 31, 2010
strange creatures star nosed mole
this animal. The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a little North American mole found in wet low areas of eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States, with records extending along the Atlantic coast as far as extreme southeastern Georgia. It is the only member of the tribe Condylurini...
Saturday, January 30, 2010
A post from my other blog - February 7 - International Day in Memory of SSRI Victims
I don't like to mix my other blog with this one but this subject is too important and I have to share it. The images will probably be changed but please take a moment to read it because it is about your health or the health of people next to you since antidepressants SSRIs are being prescribed not only...
Friday, January 29, 2010
Sweet Friends Award from Herrad
Yes! Another award from Herrad. This is a very special award and I want to share it with all of those I know because of this blog and also my other blog.I will copy from both bloglists. If you are at them you can already pick yours. I will copy it later.I have two other awards to share.I will do it....
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Britain Seen From the North by Tony Cragg
This is one of many Anthony Gragg's periods. "*Tony Cragg made this work during a visit to Britain in 1981, when he felt that the nation was beset by social and economic difficulties. The figure to the left is a portrait of the artist. Cragg lives in Germany, so although Britain is his...
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Bar at the Folie Bergère by Édouard Manet
Leftt: "Bar at the Folie Bergère", 1881, by Édouard Manet.Right: DetailThis is a very famous of Manet's painting.At the back of the girl there is a mirror showing the scene in front of her and she doesn't seem to pay attention to any particular person or event.Take a look at her image at the mirror...
Saturday, January 23, 2010
"Noli me Tangere" painted by Giotto, Fra Angelico, Holbein, Tintoretto, Titien, Coreggio, Bronzino, Alonso Cano, Rembrandt, Poussin and James Tissot
As I said at yesterday's post this biblical theme was painted by many artists.It depicts a scene that happened in seconds and it seems that Jesus is going away just after saying "Noli Me Tangere" to meet his father.Click at the images to enlarge the thumbnails and put your mouse at each image to know...
Friday, January 22, 2010
Tube map of the Milky Way or an invitation to a trip to London ?
"Design classic that it is, our beloved Tube map has been twisted and distorted into all kinds of ulterior uses over the decades. We're no strangers to such manipulations ourselves. But how's this for the ultimate in schematic ambition? Samuel Arbesman, a computational sociology fellow at Harvard University...
Noli Me Tangere by Alexander Ivanov - Mary Magdalene and biblical themes
Right: detailLeft: Noli Me Tangere, 1835, by Alexander Ivanov.Noli me tangere "Do not touch me" is what Christ said to Mary Magdalene when she sees him and recognizes him after the resurrection:"John 20:17 - Jesus saith unto her, TOUCH ME NOT; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren,...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Yoga - I did it with Orlando Cani a great Brazilian teacher
Back in 1979/80 I did yoga and it was a great experience I wish I had never stopped. This is my teacher and his site is in English if you want to visit it.This is his biography:"Orlando Cani was born on November 1935 in the city of Rodeio in the north of Santa Catarina where he lived until the age of...
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Terry Rodgers invites you to party
He painted many parties of rich people and in a way he makes us not only a witness or a voyeur.This is oil on canvas and it amazes me that the same material in different hands can have such different aspects.I did chose these two today but I will publish another post about Terry Rodgers.Have a great...
Friday, January 15, 2010
Haiti Emergence - Doctors Without Borders need donation to keep working
As I admire their work I wrote about Doctors Without Borders last year and they are at Haiti:Haiti Emergence:Stay Connected with our WorkDrawing on our emergency medical work around the world, we seek to generate greater awareness of the magnitude and severity of crises that may or may not be reflected...
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