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Friday, September 4, 2009
Zooming Series 3/7
Running Shadow
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Zooming Series 2/7
Friday People
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Zooming Series 1/7
Side by Side
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Theme Day: BIG
While I'm zooming to New York for work, tomorrow I'll prepost for 8 days a zooming series, hope you like it. Have a nice Theme Day.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Leaves
Leaf Drop /Hoja Gota
Leaf on a pool / Hoja en un charco
Lotus leaves in the pond
Ride on water.
Rain in June.
S. Masaoka.
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Leaf on a pool / Hoja en un charco
Ride on water.
Rain in June.
S. Masaoka.
Poster of the exhibit of Antonio Soler, a good friend from Spain. / Para los amigos españoles, por si caminan en los alrededores de Alicante.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
The Man and His Dog
Why People Love Dogs
It's more complicated than you think.
By Jon Katz
We love our dogs. A lot. So much that we rarely wonder why anymore.
John Archer, a psychologist at the University of Central Lancashire, has been puzzling for some time over why people love their pets. In evolutionary terms, love for dogs and other pets "poses a problem," he writes. Being attached to animals is not, strictly speaking, necessary for human health and welfare. True, studies show that people with pets live a bit longer and have better blood pressure than benighted nonowners, but in the literal sense, we don't really need all those dogs and cats to survive.
Archer's alternative Darwinian theory: Pets manipulate the same instincts and responses that have evolved to facilitate human relationships, "primarily (but not exclusively) those between parent and child."
They dance with joy when we come home, put their heads on our knees and stare longingly into our eyes. Ah, we think, at last, the love and loyalty we so richly deserve and so rarely receive. Over thousands of years of living with humans, dogs have become wily and transfixing sidekicks with the particularly appealing characteristic of being unable to speak. We are therefore free to fill in the blanks with what we need to hear. (What the dog may really be telling us, much of the time, is, "Feed me.")
As Archer dryly puts it, "Continuing features of the interaction with the pet prove satisfying for the owner."
It's a good deal for the pets, too, since we respond by spending lavishly on organic treats and high-quality health care.
Psychologist Brian Hare of Harvard has also studied the human-animal bond and reports that dogs are astonishingly skilled at reading humans' patterns of social behavior, especially behaviors related to food and care. They figure out our moods and what makes us happy, what moves us. Then they act accordingly, and we tell ourselves that they're crazy about us.
"It appears that dogs have evolved specialized skills for reading human social and communicative behavior," Hare concludes, which is why dogs live so much better than moles.
If the dog's love is just an evolutionary trick, does that diminish it? I don't think so. Dogs have figured out how to insinuate themselves into human society in ways that benefit us both. We get affection and attention. They get the same, plus food, shelter, and protection. To grasp this exchange doesn't trivialize our love, it explains it. [Slate.com]
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Speed Matters
Buddha:
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
How about your broadband speed?
[Speedtest.net]Mexico is so low and very expensive [$90 U.S. Dlls./month] Para el desarrollo del pais, si algun dia llega, es indispensable contar con un servicio de internet mas rapido y accesible para todos.
Universal Broadband
Just as government policies helped bring affordable telephone service to everyone, our policies should ensure that every individual, family, business, and community has access to and can use high-speed Internet at a price they can afford – regardless of their income or geographic location.
Open Internet
To protect free speech we must build high-capacity networks to ensure that all have fast, open access to content on the Internet. There should be no degradation of service or censoring of any lawful content. Reasonable network management is necessary to preserve an effective and open Internet.[Speed Matters.org]
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Encounter
Edgar Allan Poe.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The Cloudmaker
All that remains
Of the warriors dreams.
Basho.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Cat Stela / Estela del gato
Uniquely, there is some evidence to suggest the Maya appear to be the only pre-telescopic civilization to demonstrate knowledge of the Orion Nebula as being fuzzy, i.e. not a stellar pin-point. The information which supports this theory comes from a folk tale that deals with the Orion constellation's area of the sky. Their traditional hearths include in their middle a smudge of glowing fire that corresponds with the Orion Nebula. This is a significant clue to support the idea that the Maya detected a diffuse area of the sky contrary to the pin points of stars before the telescope was invented.[23] Many preclassic sites are oriented with the Pleiades and Eta Draconis, as seen in La Blanca, Ujuxte, Monte Alto, and Takalik Abaj.
The Maya were very interested in zenial passages, the time when the sun passes directly overhead. The latitude of most of their cities being below the Tropic of Cancer, these zenial passages would occur twice a year equidistant from the solstice. To represent this position of the sun overhead, the Maya had a god named Diving God.
The Dresden Codex contains the highest concentration of astronomical phenomena observations and calculations of any of the surviving texts (it appears that the data in this codex is primarily or exclusively of an astronomical nature). Examination and analysis of this codex reveals that Venus was the most important astronomical object to the Maya, even more important to them than the Sun. (Wiki)
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Unfinished Portrait
How would you describe creativity?
It’s godlike. It’s a life-giving thing, instead of the death rhythm
people are exhibiting. It’s getting out of the mould. It’s using the
mind, the imagination, the heart, the spirit... things we don’t see
in daily life. Who shows his heart? Who shows imagination?
Conversations with Henry Miller.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Buildings
St. Regis Hotel [Great]
City Express Reforma Hotel [Reliable]
Henry Miller
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Friday, August 21, 2009
The Persistence of Life
[PhoneCamShot]
From The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro is a rubber-tyred metro system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City (this includes some municipalities in Mexico State). It is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway, and in 2006 the system served 1.417 billion passengers, placing it as the sixth highest ridership in the world.
The first Metro line relied on 16 stations, and was opened to the public in 1969. It has expanded since then in a series of fits and starts, comprising currently eleven lines and 451 kilometres of passenger track. Ten lines feature rubber tires (also called pneumatic traction) instead of traditional steel wheels, decreasing noise and making it easier for the system to manage Mexico City's unstable soils.
The Metro has 163 stations, 24 of which serve two or more lines (correspondencias or commuting stations). It has 106 underground stations (the deepest of which are 35 metres below street surface); 53 surface stations and 16 elevated stations. Eleven stations are located in Mexico State. This area where the stations are located is part of the metropolitan area of Mexico City, while the rest are within the limits of the suburbs with Mexico State.[Wiki]
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Reforma Sidewalk
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Childhood and Play
Play is freely chosen, intrinsically motivated and personally directed. Playing has been long recognized as a critical aspect of Child development. Some of the earliest studies of play started in the 1890s with G. Stanley Hall, the father of the child study movement that sparked an interest in the developmental, mental and behavioral world of babies and children. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a study in 2006 entitled: "The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds". The report states: "free and unstructured play is healthy and - in fact - essential for helping children reach important social, emotional, and cognitive developmental milestones as well as helping them manage stress and become resilient" [Wiki]
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Little Wing
"The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth."
"The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed."
"Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious."
Jean Cocteau
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Sintiendo El Mundo / Feeling The World
Ver. 2
El Arte no enseña nada, salvo el significado de la vida.
Reflections of Writing, The Wisdom of the Heart by Henry Miller.
Model: Caro.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
"Television, The Drug of the Nation"
Anonymous.
"Encuentro la television muy educativa. Cada vez que alguien la enciende, me retiro a otra habitacion a leer un libro."
Anónimo.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Confetti
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Other Reality
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Church of Sacred Family
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Sebastian's Horse Head
In the background, the winged building is one of the first skyscrapers in the Mexican capital, the “El Moro” building, 117 yards (107 m) height, which is one of the safest constructions in this seismic area, cemented over hydraulic jacks. This building, also known as Loteria Nacional, was inaugurated in 1945.
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
The St. Regis Mexico City
439 Paseo de La Reforma
Ciudad de México, D.f. 06500, Mexico
01 55 5533 2969
01 55 5533 3057 - Fax
Elegancia creativa
Diseñado por Pelli Clarke, el icónico edificio representa hospitalidad, incluyendo tres restaurantes, dos salones, y una piscina en el interior.
Lujo insuperable
189 habitaciones y suites exquisitamente decoradas de diseño personalizado y con vistas espectaculares de la ciudad, redefinen el lujo.
Heart of the City
Located on Paseo de la Reforma, the St. Regis Mexico City combines an ideal location with timeless luxury.
Artful Elegance
Designed by Pelli Clarke, the iconic building embodies hospitality, including three restaurants, two ballrooms, and an indoor pool.
Uncompromising Luxury
189 custom designed, exquisitely styled guest rooms and suites—with spectacular views of the city—redefine luxury.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced the opening of the St. Regis Mexico City, located on the Paseo de la Reforma boulevard overlooking the Plaza of Diana. The brand’s first downtown hotel in the region, the St. Regis Mexico City features 189 guestrooms and suites each with views of the city, a signature Remède Spa, and three signature restaurants. Owned by Grupo 1818 and designed by Yabu Pushelberg design firm and architect Cesar Pelli, the St. Regis Mexico City is located 30 minutes from Benito Juarez International Airport and a short distance from the city’s Polanco area, the financial district and the landmark Historic Center. The St. Regis Mexico City rises 492 feet above street level with floor-to-ceiling glass panes. Design firm Yabu Pushelberg completed the interiors using bold colors and Mexican-inspired design elements to seamlessly blend contemporary luxury with Mexico’s rich artistic heritage. Each guestroom features a color palette infused with rich accents of greens and purples including custom-made carpets and furniture inspired by Mexico City’s artisans. Many of the materials used by Yabu Pushelberg in the hotel’s design have been crafted locally by traditional Mexican artists including the Onyx mosaics adorning each bathroom and laser-cut silver screens in the hotel’s lobby. In addition, each guestroom includes a 42-inch LCD television with DVD player, a state-of-the-art sound system, a MP3 docking station, and an innovative LCD television recessed behind the bathroom mirror, enabling images to be projected onto a screenless surface.
Dining at The St. Regis Mexico City indulges the senses with diverse culinary offerings ranging from Diana Restaurant, led by Executive Chef Jeff Pelaez, which features a menu of Mediterranean cuisine to specialty cocktails including St. Regis’ signature Bloody Mary and Afternoon Tea in the Decanter Room or at King Cole Bar. Guests are also invited to enjoy a private dining experience on the hotel’s Helipad with breathtaking views of the city below.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Road 097
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