Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Meet Russia
Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow
Photograph by Izzet Keribar/IML Image Group
Legend has it that St. Basil’s Cathedral’s beauty cost its architect his eyes. The Moscow monument was built between 1555 and 1561 by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate a victory over the Mongols, and he’s said to have blinded the architect so that he couldn’t create a rival masterpiece. The Russian St. Basil the Blessed lies interred within the church.
Country House, Mandrogy
Photograph by Tracey Osborn, My Shot
Wildflowers add color to a dacha, or country home, in Mandrogy, between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Mandrogy is a re-created village, an idealization of traditional country life that’s popular with tourists taking cruises on the nearby Svir River.
Reindeer Herder
Photograph by Steve Winter
A man herds reindeer in Bystrinsky Park on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. He’s one of the region’s indigenous Even people, who cherish their traditional herding culture even as they welcome increasing numbers of tourists to the high peaks, sprawling forests, and lush tundra and meadows of their homeland—one of the world’s truly wild places.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Box Office Report: John Carter can’t jump The Lorax
The box office results for the weekend of March 9th – 11th has three newbies struggle to garner attention and end up being lost in the The Lorax’s shadow. Here are the studio estimates:
1. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax ($39.1 million)
2. John Carter ($30.6 million)
3. Project X ($11.5 million)
4. Silent House ($7 million)
5. Act of Valor ($7 million)
6. A Thousand Words ($6.5 million)
7. Safe House ($4.9 million)
8. The Vow ($4 million)
9. The Means War ($3.7 million)
10. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (3.6 million)
Sunday, March 11, 2012
DON’T KICK OVER THE BEEHIVE
On May 7, 1931, the most sensational manhunt New
York City had ever known had come to its climax. After
weeks of search, “Two Gun” Crowley - the killer, the
gunman who didn’t smoke or drink - was at bay, trapped
in his sweetheart’s apartment on West End Avenue.
One hundred and fifty policemen and detectives laid
siege to his top-floor hideway. They chopped holes in
the roof; they tried to smoke out Crowley, the “cop
killer,” with teargas. Then they mounted their machine
guns on surrounding buildings, and for more than an
hour one of New York’s fine residential areas reverberated
with the crack of pistol fire and the rut-tat-tat of
machine guns. Crowley, crouching behind an overstuffed
chair, fired incessantly at the police. Ten thousand
excited people watched the battle. Nothing like it
ever been seen before on the sidewalks of New
York.
When Crowley was captured, Police Commissioner
E. P. Mulrooney declared that the two-gun desperado
was one of the most dangerous criminals ever encountered
in the history of New York. “He will kill,” said the
Commissioner, “at the drop of a feather.”
But how did “Two Gun” Crowley regard himself? We
know, because while the police were firing into his
simple things, simple joy
some men wants to collect something, it doesn't matter what it is, it gives them a sense of purpose a contentment that only the collector will know and understand. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." okay the last phrase was from the movie dark knight, hehehe! okay seriously
its fun to collect things I myself collect things like starwars, MAD magazines etc. and now lately Characters from Nolan's version of Batman I try to collect those, it can be time consuming and expensive especially if your priorities changed, some things will be much more of importance rather than your self fulfillment but nevertheless I try! I guess it gives me comfort in a way, an escape? probably from the seriousness of things. Take everything seriously and you lose your sanity! below are images of collection my good friend JP has.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Secrets of The Lost Symbol
One of the world's most popular authors, Dan Brown, sits down for a rare and exclusive interview with NBC News' Matt Lauer to talk about his new book, "The Lost Symbol," the beliefs of the Freemasons, the power of the human mind, whether people can become gods and a little known science that may tie them all together
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part2
THE FLOWERING OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS
Earth, 114 million years ago, one morning just after sunrise: The first flower
ever to appear on the planet opens up to receive the rays of the sun. Prior to
this momentous event that heralds an evolutionary transformation in the life
of plants, the planet had already been covered in vegetation for millions of
years. The first flower probably did not survive for long, and flowers must
have remained rare and isolated phenomena, since conditions were most
likely not yet favorable for a widespread flowering to occur. One day,
however, a critical threshold was reached, and suddenly there would have
been an explosion of color and scent all over the planet – if a perceiving
consciousness had been there to witness it.
Much later, those delicate and fragrant beings we call flowers would
come to play an essential part in the evolution of consciousness of another
species. Humans would increasingly be drawn to and fascinated by them. As
ever to appear on the planet opens up to receive the rays of the sun. Prior to
this momentous event that heralds an evolutionary transformation in the life
of plants, the planet had already been covered in vegetation for millions of
years. The first flower probably did not survive for long, and flowers must
have remained rare and isolated phenomena, since conditions were most
likely not yet favorable for a widespread flowering to occur. One day,
however, a critical threshold was reached, and suddenly there would have
been an explosion of color and scent all over the planet – if a perceiving
consciousness had been there to witness it.
Much later, those delicate and fragrant beings we call flowers would
come to play an essential part in the evolution of consciousness of another
species. Humans would increasingly be drawn to and fascinated by them. As
Photos from Philippines
Photograph by Laurie Noble/Getty Images
Streetlamps illuminate historic Calle Crisologo in the 16th-century town of Vigan. Located in the province of Ilocos Sur, Vigan’s well-preserved mix of Spanish colonial planning and Asian architectural influences earned it a spot on UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 1999.
Photograph by Alfonso Lizares, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel
Held at the height of monsoon season, the Mambukal Mudpack Festival in Murcia, Negros Occidental, celebrates the harmony of man and nature and encourages environmentalism among young people. To get in the spirit, participants cover themselves with the rich soil known as Mambukal clay.
Photograph by John Stanmeyer
Continuing a 2,000-year-old tradition, women harvest rice by hand on the Banaue terraces. Even record harvests haven't been able to support the nation's 90 million people, forcing it to become the leading rice importer
Photograph by Harel Gur, My Shot
A tropical archipelago of more than 7,000 islands splashed between China and Indonesia, the Philippines is known as one of the world’s 25 biodiversity hot spots, hosting endemic plants and animals and coral reefs teeming with life. With a history of colonization by Spain and the United States, the heavily Roman Catholic nation has retained a unique blend of cultures and traditions.
On Cebu Island, bright colors and ritual dances distinguish the popular Sinulog festival, a celebration of the child Jesus, patron of Cebu City
The Secret lives of Jesus
i'll be posting some very interesting documentaries. here, this is one of them.
this is about the missing years of Jesus, we all know as written he was at the temple as a young boy, afterwards he returned to be a grown man and was baptized at the river Jordan.
Paint it Black Jack!
a good painting by an artist with no formal trainingwhatsoever, i guess if you got it you'll always have it, kinda like andy warhol, probably better hehe! well done SJ!
The Goods
Friday, March 09, 2012
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The Beginning
The hardest part is always the beginning, because its easy to get lost, lost that you don't know where to start or what to do, and there is the constant feeling that people are judging you based of what they observe. it seems like they are waiting for you to crash and burn then laugh at the end. this thinking will only make it worst, and will make your fear into a reality. don't be afraid to ask, its better to ask questions than pretend to know what your doing. do what you think is right with common sense of course and an eagerness to learn something new.
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