Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Kind

Kind
Violeta Parra
Browning
Límites
Class

Deut.1:6
"The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:"


Paris Hilton





Fountains Abbey, England 







Chess: "Kind" "Violeta Parra" "Browning" "Límites" "Class"





Great post in Facebook by la guapa Kim



Por qué no existe el helado de uva?! Se han preguntado?!

Investigué un poco y acá les cuento!

Todo empezó en 1876 en una feria mundial, cuando Robert Green, (un inventor del refresco helado) queriendo sorprender a sus fans intentó hacer helado de uva y fracasó por que no sabía que las uvas contienen antocianina, responsables del color de muchas frutas, tienen propiedades antioxidantes, pero a la vez es una molécula que previene el congelamiento.

Hubo varios intentos de otras compañías; pero no obtenían más que una consistencia líquida. Fue hasta en 1976 que Ben, de la deliciosa heladería Europea Ben & Jerry's , motivado y enamorado de Becky, la hermana de Jerry (por que ella lo retó sabiendo que era imposible) decidió experimentar agregándole a la mezcla la cáscara de la uva, con la sorpresa de que el resultado era que aumentaba el nivel antocianina, lo suficiente para que el helado congelara.
Él no solo quería ganarse el corazón de su amada sino, hacer historia con la innovación.

Becky sorprendida y feliz, comía del helado y le dio inclusive una lamida a su perro, a quien también le gustó y lo lamió un par de veces más. Con la tragedia de que en unos segundos después su perrito cayó muerto.

Ben y Becky, devastados y tristes no sabían que los perros eran alérgicos a las uvas, específicamente a la antocianina. Ben, había creado un un helado tóxico para perros.

Así que él cedió esta información a la industria farmacéutica y el FDA (Food and Drug Administration) prohibió intentos o investigaciones de helado de uva, por el peligro que representa a las mascotas.
La cual sigue vigente hasta el 2028.

Estudios posteriores demostraron que las antocianinas, si bien son beneficiosas y tienen muchas propiedades buenas para los seres humanos, cuando son ingeridas en altas proporciones por las mascotas, puede producirle fallas renales e incluso la muerte, tal como en el caso del perrito de Becky.

Batman

Batman
The Snake's Pass 
Como Agua para Chocolate
Transylvania 
Tikal

Deut.1:4
"After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:"



"You find the wine too dry or too sweet, and you are making a wry face at it."~~~George Santayana

"Even amidst his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs"~~~Stanislaus Joyce




Batman




 Abraham Stoker





 La Selva







 Mayan Pyramids above the Jungle Canopy of Tikal National Park, Guatemala





He didn't die. Mind you.



Bram Stoker (actor)



Chess:"Batman" "The Snake's Pass " "Como Agua para Chocolate" "Transylvania""Tikal"

Friday, May 22, 2015

Cuba

Cuba
Mouth
Speech
Madison
27
Florida
Wombat

Deut.1:3
"And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;" 


“On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily”~~~O. Henry








  


 Dani Mathers PMOY 2015







Cuba: classic Cuban scenery




Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia and are approximately 1 metre in length, with small, stubby tails.





Peninsular Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. Nicknamed the “Sunshine State,” it has hundreds of miles of beaches. Miami is known for its Latin flavor and influential arts scene, as well as its nightlife, especially in upscale South Beach. Orlando is famed for theme parks, including Walt Disney World.

Chess: "Cuba" "Mouth" "Speech " "Madison" "27" "Florida" "Wombat"

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney
Acorn
Achilles
Silver
Deer 
Lady of Shalott

Deut.2:1
"Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days."



 Mount Whitney - the highest peak In the contiguous United States, and Alabama Hills’ boulders. Alabama Hills, California 



 The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson 




Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad. Later legends state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel. As he died because of a small wound on his heel, the term Achilles' heel has come to mean one's point of weakness. 




 Beautiful version of the Lady of Shalott. Lovely use of light in this.





 Deer



Chess: "Mount Whitney" "Acorn" "Achilles" "Silver" "Deer" "The Lady of Shalott"

The Lady of Shalott (1842 Version)

Part I.

On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And thro' the field the road runs by
           To many-tower'd Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
           The island of Shalott.

Willows whiten, aspens quiver,
Little breezes dusk and shiver
Thro' the wave that runs for ever
By the island in the river
           Flowing down to Camelot.
Four gray walls, and four gray towers,
Overlook a space of flowers,
And the silent isle imbowers
           The Lady of Shalott.

By the margin, willow-veil'd
Slide the heavy barges trail'd
By slow horses; and unhail'd
The shallop flitteth silken-sail'd
           Skimming down to Camelot:
But who hath seen her wave her hand?
Or at the casement seen her stand?
Or is she known in all the land,
           The Lady of Shalott?

Only reapers, reaping early
In among the bearded barley,
Hear a song that echoes cheerly
From the river winding clearly,
           Down to tower'd Camelot:
And by the moon the reaper weary,
Piling sheaves in uplands airy,
Listening, whispers "'Tis the fairy
           Lady of Shalott."

Part II.

There she weaves by night and day
A magic web with colours gay.
She has heard a whisper say,
A curse is on her if she stay
           To look down to Camelot.
She knows not what the curse may be,
And so she weaveth steadily,
And little other care hath she,
           The Lady of Shalott.

And moving thro' a mirror clear
That hangs before her all the year,
Shadows of the world appear.
There she sees the highway near
           Winding down to Camelot:
There the river eddy whirls,
And there the surly village-churls,
And the red cloaks of market girls,
           Pass onward from Shalott.

Sometimes a troop of damsels glad,
An abbot on an ambling pad,
Sometimes a curly shepherd-lad,
Or long-hair'd page in crimson clad,
           Goes by to tower'd Camelot;
And sometimes thro' the mirror blue
The knights come riding two and two:
She hath no loyal knight and true,
           The Lady of Shalott.

But in her web she still delights
To weave the mirror's magic sights,
For often thro' the silent nights
A funeral, with plumes and lights
           And music, went to Camelot:
Or when the moon was overhead,
Came two young lovers lately wed;
"I am half-sick of shadows," said
           The Lady of Shalott.

Part III.

A bow-shot from her bower-eaves,
He rode between the barley-sheaves,
The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves,
And flamed upon the brazen greaves
           Of bold Sir Lancelot.
A redcross knight for ever kneel'd
To a lady in his shield,
That sparkled on the yellow field,
           Beside remote Shalott.

The gemmy bridle glitter'd free,
Like to some branch of stars we see
Hung in the golden Galaxy.
The bridle-bells rang merrily
           As he rode down to Camelot:
And from his blazon'd baldric slung
A mighty silver bugle hung,
And as he rode his armour rung,
           Beside remote Shalott.

All in the blue unclouded weather
Thick-jewell'd shone the saddle-leather,
The helmet and the helmet-feather
Burn'd like one burning flame together,
           As he rode down to Camelot.
As often thro' the purple night,
Below the starry clusters bright,
Some bearded meteor, trailing light,
           Moves over still Shalott.

His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd;
On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode;
From underneath his helmet flow'd
His coal-black curls as on he rode,
           As he rode down to Camelot.
From the bank and from the river
He flash'd into the crystal mirror,
"Tirra lirra," by the river
           Sang Sir Lancelot.

She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces thro' the room,
She saw the water-lily bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
           She look'd down to Camelot.
Out flew the web and floated wide;
The mirror crack'd from side to side;
"The curse is come upon me," cried
           The Lady of Shalott.

Part IV.

In the stormy east-wind straining,
The pale-yellow woods were waning,
The broad stream in his banks complaining,
Heavily the low sky raining
           Over tower'd Camelot;
Down she came and found a boat
Beneath a willow left afloat,
And round about the prow she wrote
           The Lady of Shalott.

And down the river's dim expanse –
Like some bold seër in a trance,
Seeing all his own mischance –
With a glassy countenance
           Did she look to Camelot.
And at the closing of the day
She loosed the chain, and down she lay;
The broad stream bore her far away,
           The Lady of Shalott.

Lying, robed in snowy white
That loosely flew to left and right –
The leaves upon her falling light –
Thro' the noises of the night
           She floated down to Camelot:
And as the boat-head wound along
The willowy hills and fields among,
They heard her singing her last song,
           The Lady of Shalott.

Heard a carol, mournful, holy,
Chanted loudly, chanted lowly,
Till her blood was frozen slowly,
And her eyes were darken'd wholly,
           Turn'd to tower'd Camelot;
For ere she reach'd upon the tide
The first house by the water-side,
Singing in her song she died,
           The Lady of Shalott.

Under tower and balcony,
By garden-wall and gallery,
A gleaming shape she floated by,
A corse between the houses high,
           Silent into Camelot.
Out upon the wharfs they came,
Knight and burgher, lord and dame,
And round the prow they read her name,
           The Lady of Shalott.

Who is this? and what is here?
And in the lighted palace near
Died the sound of royal cheer;
And they cross'd themselves for fear,
           All the knights at Camelot:
But Lancelot mused a little space;
He said, "She has a lovely face;
God in his mercy lend her grace,
           The Lady of Shalott."


Friday, May 8, 2015

Golden Gate

Golden Gate
La Quinta
Papaya
Victorian

Deut.4:5
 "Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it."


Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay




La Quinta



Papaya






Victorian architecture: mainly the gothic revival during Victoria's reign.
St. Pancras railway station and Midland Hotel in London, opened in 1868, is an example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture with Ruskinian influences. The station eclectically combined elements of Gothic architecture and other styles with materials and scale made possible by the Industrial Revolution.



Chess: "Golden Gate" "La Quinta" "Papaya" "Victorian"

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

China

Shave
Chin
China
Pharaoh's false beard
Appian Way 
Via Appia

Deut.4:3
"Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you."

"Chill penury repressed their noble rage."~~~Gray



CHIN: Pharaoh's false beard 






Appian Way 






 China




Chess: "Shave" "Chin" "China" "Pharaoh's false beard" "Appian Way" "Via Appia"


Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Newton

Newton
Nepal
Apple
Matthew
Picasso
Tree

Deut.4:2
"Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you."



 Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust is a 1932 painting by Pablo Picasso, featuring his mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter. The painting was in the personal collection of Los Angeles art collectors Sidney and Frances Brody for nearly six decades. It is currently on show at Tate Modern in London, alongside other Picasso paintings from the gallery's own collection.




Apple




'Woman with Book' - Picasso
 Pablo Picasso - Girl before a Mirror, 1932, oil on canvas
Isaac and Rebecca
This is another of Rembrandt's great Baroque portraits which he completed during his last years. Like The Suicide of Lucretia (c.1666, Minneapolis Institute of Arts), it exemplifies the artist's genius for expressing human emotion on canvas, and is rightly considered to be one of the greatest portrait paintings of his final period. The painting acquired its current name during the early 19th century, when a Dutch art dealer described the subject as that of a Jewish father giving a necklace to his daughter on her wedding day. Today, while the identities of the two people remain obscure, most art historians believe them to be Isaac and his wife Rebecca from the Old Testament. A highlight of the permanent collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the picture is one of the few real expressions of love created by Dutch Realist artists during the 17th-Century Baroque era.
 Sir Isaac Newton




Chess: "Newton" "Nepal" "Apple" "Matthew" "Picasso" "Tree"