Siberian Sculptors Erect Monument to Yeti
2009-04-16 18:47:00 Last month, I wrote an article about a scientific expedition that set out to the mountains of Siberia to explore recent reports of Bigfoot sightings. Although fruitless so far, organizers deterred by the severe climate are determined to resume the search this summer. A monument has been erected to honor this yeti expedition, but viewers cannot resist the urge to smile upon viewing it. Read on and find out why.
Shaykh Abdul Kerim Leads Prayer At Washington Monument
2009-03-28 23:01:00 View more scenes from this momentous occasion at yursil.com Posted in Events, Prayer, Religion, Video Tagged: Islam, Naqshbandi, Shaykh Abdul-Kerim, Washington D.C., Washington Monument
By: Wa Salaam
Monument aux Morts au square des Héros
2009-03-22 07:00:00 The monument to the fallen heroes of World War I was erected at square des Héros by the Municipality of Uccle (one of the 19 that compose the Brussels-Capital Region). Famous artist and sculptor Léandre Grandmoulin was given the task to erect a sculpture that would show honor and gratitude to the soldiers who paid ...
Keyboard Made of Stepping Stones: One Weird Russian Monument
2009-02-01 20:04:00 Although most of us would probably agree that the computer keyboard is a symbol (or stepping stone, if you will) for universal communication, there are those Yekaterinburg, Russia who have gone a bit too far with the creation of the most unusual QWERTY Monument. Read on but avoid commands for a few moments more.
Gettysburg : Pennsylvania Monument
2009-01-16 00:53:00 Bem no meio do campo de batalha de Gettysburg foi construída uma infinidade de memoriais a regimentos, divisões, cidades e estados. Todos eles honram os tombados em combate.O mais imponente dos memoriais é o Pennsylvania Monument que honra os mortos do estado onde fica Gettysburg.Alguém reconhece o senhor da estátua da primeira foto?..
By: solas na mesa
Dedicating the Arrowhead Monument at Old Fort
2008-12-02 13:00:00 Old Fort: the name says it. It is indeed one of the oldest towns in western North Carolina, and it was originally a fort, built by the colonial militia before the Declaration of Independence. Once called “Gateway to the West,†the settlement served as the westernmost outpost of the early Thirteen Colonies.Frequent skirmishes between the Scots-Irish settlers and the Cherokee and Catawba tribes took place along the banks of Mill Creek, which runs through the center of town. There is an old law still on the books that requires any traveler between Marion and Old Fort to notify the Constable of their intended trip and expected arrival time. If a traveler was late, it was assumed that they had run into trouble, and a search party would be dispatched from the fort to rescue them. The Native Americans, for their part, were so alarmed by the incursion of pioneers into their lands that they allied themselves with their old enemies the British in 1776. Reacting to particularly heavy a...
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site - Monument Monday
2008-10-27 16:53:00 Not every park in the United States national park system is as large as the grand canyon. This unassuming house outside of Boston is the original Kennedy compound and in this house future president Kennedy was born. The house takes less than a half hour to tour. And in another half hour for the film ...
Hike a River - Zion National Park - Monument Monday
2008-10-20 18:18:00 With this post I hope to start a weekly series on America’s national parks and monuments. In southern Utah, only a few hours drive from Las Vegas is Zion National Park. Early mormon pioneers gave this spectacular valley heavenly names like Zion, Angel’s Landing, and The Great White Throne (of God). It is not surprising ...
Jean-Michel Cousteau on the Monument
2008-10-06 16:20:00 The Saipan Tribune carried an editorial from Jean-Michel Cousteau today.'A natural treasure worth protecting'By JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAUSpecial to the Saipan TribuneLast year over four million people visited the Grand Canyon and it is widely regarded as one of the world’s natural treasures. But as the people of the Northern Marianas know, however, not all of nature’s treasures lie above the waves. The unique geological and ecological marvels found in the water surrounding the Mariana Trench makes this area one of the world’s most precious marine environments.President George W. Bush, following in the footsteps of noted conservationist Theodore Roosevelt, recently proposed protecting these invaluable treasures found in the waters of the U.S.-held Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands once and for all.The question is still open as to what prohibitions will be established in the area against fishing, drilling and mining. It is also uncertain whether the area will be designat...
By: The Saipan Blog
Friends of the Monument
2008-09-16 00:45:00 The Friends of the Monument have started a blog. They are also going to appear on the John Gonzales Show tomorrow where they will premier their new TV commercial.
By: The Saipan Blog
"Bucovina înaripat?", monument edificator pentru municipiul Suceava
2008-09-02 13:36:00 Primarul Ion Lungu a anun?at c? pîn? pe 25 octombrie, pe esplanada Casei Culturii va fi amplasat? statuia "Bucovina înaripat?". Noul monument se va în?l?a pe locul statuii lui Petru Mu?at, care, la rîndu-i, va fi mutat? la colegiul na?ional care poart? numele domnitorului, respectiv la fostul Liceu industrial nr 2. "Este bine ca statuia s? fie turnat? în acest an, pentru c? este un monument
By: Suceava Press
HILLARY CLINTON MONUMENT
2008-06-07 14:07:00 RECEIVED VIA EMAIL: Dear Friend: We have the distinguished honor of being on the committee to raise $5,000,000 for a monument of Hillary Clinton’s heroic stand under Bosnian sniper fire. We originally wanted to put her on Mt. Rushmore until we discovered there was not enough room for two more faces. We then decided to erect a statue ...
[Interesting] The history of a monument that was a lot more controversial t
2008-05-26 20:30:00 Wall Street Journal
Mariana Trench Marine National Monument
2008-05-24 02:40:00 NPR did a story today on an "Unprecedented Conservation Program." One of the areas under consideration for this proposed conservation program is the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument.The story corrobarates what we've been saying since day one, that the President is looking for Monuments that are non-controversial:Conservationi-sts say that CEQ officials last year invited a small number of ocean advocates to an unusual, closed-door meeting to discuss the idea. The White House asked them to help identify potential reserves in waters within the United States' "exclusive economic zone," which extends 200 nautical miles out from the mainland and U.S.-owned islands around the world.The idea, says Sobel, was to highlight areas where President Bush could create "marine monuments" under the Antiquities Act of 1906. This law gives the president broad powers to protect areas of "historic or scientific interest" without congressional approval.Administration officials said they wanted thi...
By: The Saipan Blog
New Washington Monument Symbolizing Elected Officials Attitude Toward Voter
2008-05-22 07:30:00 click photo to enlarge edward cropper(guest blogger) Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Scott Monument, Edinburgh
2008-05-17 22:23:00 The Scott Monument is a victorian gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott (not to be confused with the National Monument). It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the Jenners department store on Princes Street and near to Waverley Station. The tower is 200.5 feet or 61.1 metres tall, and has a series of viewing decks reached by a series of narrow spiral staircases giving panoramic views of central Edinburgh and its surroundings. The highest viewing deck is reached by a total of 287 steps. It is built from Binnie shale quarried in nearby Livingston; the oil which continues to leech from its matrix has helped to glue the notoriously filthy atmosphere of Victorian Edinburgh (then nicknamed “Auld Reekie” — old smokey) to the tower, leaving it an unintended sooty-black colour. It is often noted for looking like a “gothic rocket ship”. Edinburgh is one of top travel destinations. GPS vacation destination: 55° 57′ 8.7″ N, 3° 11...
Online Monument Poll
2008-05-14 01:38:00 There is an online poll at the bottom of the Saipan Tribune website today asking "Do you support the proposal to create a Marine Monument in the northern islands?"Please vote "YES"Thank you.
By: The Saipan Blog
Coming Soon, the Samsung Washington Monument! - Slate
2008-05-12 05:57:00 A big site like this can be tough to shake from the top of a ranking. “It's very easy to change up the mix-up in the second page or the bottom of the first page” of the results, says... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Washington monument
2008-05-11 00:39:00 .o Mall de Washington não é (mais um) centro comercial. É uma zona da cidade onde está o Capitólio, o Washington monument (fotos deste post), os memorials dos presidentes mais marcantes, os memoriais das guerras (II Grande Guerra, Vietname, Coreia, etc..) e uma série de museus.Os enormes relvados são usados para praticar desporto, fazer picnics e concertos. Num domingo de sol, milhares de pessoas andam por ali a curtir o ar puro.
By: solas na mesa
Fringe sect?s lawsuit delays monument to fallen WWII soldiers
2008-05-08 02:50:00 A Utah religion whose followers practice mummification is at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case that is delaying a permanent home for a World War II monument honoring fallen American servicemen.
A Monument to Stupidity
2008-05-06 10:05:00 by Tom Chartier In the days of my youth I was lucky enough to have parents as teachers. No, they didn’t beat me for not doing my homework. What this meant is that the whole family had a three-month vacation during the summer. Rather different than today’s world where both parents have ten days personal leave per year and the kids must be tended to by strangers running mystery camps during the summer like… uh… law camp or thespian camp. Since my dad was a high school science teacher and we were from the Mid-West we’d take long cross-country camping trips. I saw the Great American West up close and personal time and time again. To this day, I am not actually at peace unless I am driving and camping around this magnificent part of the world. One year, we made the drive up to see Mt. Rushmore. You know the place. It’s that granite rock with the heads of four presidents hacked into it. What a lasting impression to American mentality it made on this lad. I will ever for...
Bertha Benz Monument
2008-05-05 15:25:00 Taken from Bertha Benz Monument on ZerCustoms The Bertha Benz monument was unveiled in the historic heart of Pforzheim on May 3, 2008. The Bertha Benz monument commemorates 120 years since the wife of Carl Benz made the 106 km journey from Mannheim to Pforzheim in the first Benz patented car. "Bertha Ben... Complete text here: Bertha Benz Monument Photo gallery here: Bertha Benz Monument Photos More Mercedes news on ZerCustoms
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Monuments of Buenos Aires: Spaniard's Monument
2008-05-04 19:57:00 This is in my opinion one of the most beautiful monuments in Buenos Aires, not only for its magnificence, but also for its location, in the intersection of two wide boulevards: Avenue del Libertador and Avenue Sarmiento in Palermo.Its real name is "Magna Carta and the Four Argentine Regions", but everybody knows it as "El monumento de los Españoles" (The Monument to the Spaniards). It was donated in 1910 by the Spanish community for the centenary of the May Revolution. But the construction suffered several problems. The first sculptor and winner of the design contest, Agustin Querol, died in 1909, and his creation had to be continued by another artist, Cipriano Folgueras, who also died shortly after. The work was even more delayed when the Spanish ship which brought the bronze pieces sunk on March, 1916 in the Brazilian coast, and replicas had to be ordered to Spain, which were finished in 1918. The monument was finally inaugurated on May 25, 1927.The monument is made on a 24.5 mete...
Understanding monument for Geeks!?
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Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument - NWHI
2008-04-16 05:35:00 View This Video on You Tube Created on June 15, 2006, the Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument is the largest conservation area in the United States. It is the largest marine conservation area in the world.The Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument covers an area of 137,797 square miles of the Pacific Ocean. The extensive coral reef of Papah?naumoku?kea ...
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego
2008-04-15 07:36:00 The Cabrillo National Monument commemorates the landing of Juan RodrÃguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542. This event marked the first time that a European expedition had set foot on what later became the west coast of the United States. This monument was dedicated on October 14, 1913. The National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Also visit ZOO, aquarium and build perfer travel guides. GPS travel coordinates: 32° 40′ 23″ N, 117° 14′ 19″ W
Arizona Monument That Blames America for 9/11 Gets Facelift
2008-04-07 00:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Back in September of 2006 it was reported that an Arizona monument built to memorialize the horrific events of 9/11 featured many phrases that blamed America for the attacks, yet not a one that blamed the terrorists. The so-called memorial featured metal rings with phrases etched into ...
By: Publius Forum
Senegal plans ?African Renaissance? monument
2008-04-05 10:48:00 Source: IOL Senegal plans ‘African Renaissance’ monument Dakar - Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade launched construction of an “African Renaissance” monument on the continent’s westernmost tip late on Thursday, which he said would stand taller than the Statue of Liberty in the United States. The 50m bronze statue which will stand atop a 100-metre hill looking ...
Prohibition Club (Monument - London)
2008-04-02 18:06:00 Prohibition Club Packed full of good looking girls, suited boys and busier than bus crammed with catholic families, Prohibition is in the hot-seat of London’s city arena for nightlife and since entry is free before 10pm on a Friday, queues form early. The downstairs consists of a long bar, high tables and coves which dip into ...
ueno park monument
2008-03-31 07:00:00 ???????????????????? i've seen this rather unusual structure in Ueno Park (near toshogu shrine) quite a few times before, but for whatever reason it really stood out today-- the way the light struck its surface made me it was some kind of relic, something ancient and taken for granted-- and nearly forgotten. on the inside of the structure is a buddha statue and quite a few candles, but as they are in a near-hermetical environment, with the sole light being from the flickering candles-- such really lends to the mysterious atmosphere. on the outside of the structure is a kind of insignia in the shape of a ship's wheel; i have seen this insignia on a few other structures that i ascribe with a religion; i reckon it's that of a buddhist sect-- can anyone clarify? :)
By: sorafoto
Cor Scorpii - Monument
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Crazy Girls monument and mashup
2008-02-29 06:37:00 The Crazy Girls Monument was created by artist Michael Conine. Probably this is the best monument we ever seen. Find out more about this nice piece of art and get a Prodigy mashup by Aggro1 too. 2 in 1 you see.
By: Attuworld
Rock Face Monument
2008-02-20 05:58:00 Giant Alien Monument In the foothills of Montana, Giant Aliens carved out their likeness much like the rock face on Mount Rushmore. This rock face was carved in the evening and took less than four hours to complete. The alien technology has to be amazing to complete such a task as this. But, the question remains, are ...
Briton jailed for urinating on monument
(Reuters)
2008-02-19 16:17:00 Reuters - A British man was sentenced to five days' detention on Tuesday for urinating on one of Latvia's most treasured monuments.
[Interesting] Our national monuments, such as the Washington Monument and t
2008-02-05 16:27:00 Daily Herald
Monumental Revealed Secret Seo
2008-02-02 17:35:00 Monumental Revealed Secret Seo And because the blog is the front-end showcase to the original website, each blog post has the opportunity to link back to specific and relevant products at the main site. But please visit some sites such as Myspace, Yahoo360o, Blogspot, etc. You may say those are some of my friends only and ...
By: Blogcu Zade
Monas (Monumen Nasional/National Monument), Jakarta
2008-02-01 17:40:00 I live in Ciledug, Tangerang. Yes it's Tangerang but my place is closer to Jakarta City rather than to Tangerang City. I'm working in Jakarta, at one of the building that close to Semanggi Bridge, across the Sultan Hotel (previously Hilton). There are many interesting places around my office building (including Semanggi Bridge, Senayan Stadium Complex, Mal etc) but I will start with Monas.Monumen Nasional (people call it as "Monas", National Monument) is the monument, the tower symbolizing the fight for Indonesia's Independence (it's also the symbol of Jakarta City, find it on our citizen card...!). It's 450 ft (137 m) tall tower, topped by a 14.5 tonnes flame-shaped bronze plated in 35 kg (1,125 troy ounces) of gold. Located at the central of Jakarta, just across the President's Palace. Built since August 1959 (Soekarno's time) and unveiled on August 17, 1961 (16th Indonesia's Independence Day) but opened for public after 14 years later on July 12, 1975 (Soeharto's time....
Reed Barrow: Monument to an Amaranth
2008-01-31 21:05:00 Another experiment in reinventing the screen, New York-based sculptor Reed Barrow's LED chandelier, dubbed "Monument to an Amaranth," functions as a 360 degree display, playing a 12-minute video loop of abstract imagery. The teched-out fixture is a departure from Reed's other recent work, which tends toward absurd cultural interpretations (like a life-size werewolf sleeping in the web of a phosphorescent dream-catcher). Monument also has a non-white cube home as a permanent installation at Tommy Hilfiger's recently-opened first denim store in Manhattan.
By: Fashion Newsweek
What to Look For in Monumental Sculpture
2008-01-30 07:56:00 By Beau Smith Monumental sculpture is exceptionally large sculpture. It is called “monumental” because monuments are often large sculptures. But such sculptures are not just monuments. Any large public sculpture, or any large sculpture, for that matter, is monumental. What should you look for? It should be sturdy and long-lasting. It should have a powerful presence. It should be the product of a big idea. Last but by no means least, it should be safe. I will review these criteria. A public sculpture has to be a lot sturdier and a lot more structurally sound than a sculpture that goes in someone’s backyard. The collector who buys art for the home or outdoor landscape would hope his purchase was as structurally sound and sturdy, but it rarely is. One should not be too upset about this. Public sculpture has to be exceptionally sturdy. The sculptor who attains public placement usually has a level of professionalism that recognizes the demands of public sculpture, deman...
By: eArtFair .com
Monumental Moment for Rhythm
2008-01-29 21:57:00 I was supposed to go two weeks ago to pick Rhythm up from school early so he could go take his driving permit test. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Today, though, was his day.He had to be at the courthouse by one o'clock p.m. for the test, so I picked him up at noon. Because the courthouse is close to the school, we had ample time to swing through McDonalds for a quick lunch, which we ate in the car in the parking lot of the courthouse while rain poured down on the soft-top of the Jeep. We were both excited.Admitedly, he didn't study, so we were both a bit nervous as well."If I pass, are you going to let me drive home?" He asked."Nope." I mumbled as I chewed my cheeseburger."Why not?" He questioned, one adorable eyebrow raised.To be honest, we did cheat a bit and I let him drive us up the driveway once or twice so he could get the feel of the clutch, but I wasn't satisfied that a few sneak attempts at clutch management would be enough for him to drive us all the way home...
By: A Faerie's Tale
Monumento a la Independencia en Phnom Penh
2008-01-25 01:31:00 Poco mas que un pilar levantado en el centro de la rotonda mas grande y congestionada de la ciudad esta el monumento a la Independencia de Camboya, cubierto de multiples nagas ( serpientes multicabeza que se asocian comunmente con el agua, la fertilidad, el arcoiris y la creacion), y que fue construido en 1958 para ...
Lie in Ruins - ... Monuments
2008-01-18 15:47:00 Type: DemoYear: 2005Label: Self-releasedCountry: FinlandGenre: Death MetalOfficial Website01. Intro02. Skinstripper03. Burnt by the Flames04. Chambers of Hatred05. Monument of Revenge06. OutroDownload
San Diego's Whale Watch Weekend at Cabrillo Monument
2008-01-15 00:00:00 The 21st Annual National Park Service Whale Watch Weekend and Intertidal Life Festival Point Loma and the Cabrillo Monument can cure whatever ails you. This time of year, residents and tourist
Monumentos de superstição
2007-12-31 02:05:00 (é talvez madrugada em Lisboa) tomei a boleiade uma embarcação fantasma, um barco ébrio que me levariaa paragens tão distantes como Aden e Djibuti, Zeilah e Hararnão levei uma só muda de roupa, apenas versos incompletosà espera de uma nova inspiração vinda do azul clássicoherdeiro secreto dos pensamentos mais pensadostesouros de seculares naufrágios, obras de poetas malditosque poderiam ter mudado o mundomas que acabaram por se tornar alimentona boca dos insensíveis peixesinvento a celebração da via, a rota dos desairesenfant terrible, enfant prodige, trop maladevítima da intempérie, a doce inquietaçãoinenarráveis episódios de desassossegoe o protagonista, um filho bastardo da consciênciapescador tranquilo dançando junto à proa no meio do dilúviodeixando para trás a pós-modernidadeos artísticos espíritos eos corações subsidiados pelo Estado,puto com a faca entre os dentesa perna direita amputada, substituída por uma de paupronto a morrer pelo ouro, pela experiência delirantede uma v...
By: O Melhor Amigo
Monumento às mulheres...
2007-12-29 11:01:00 Não consigo perceber onde é que foram arranjar isto... Se alguém souber onde fica, avisem,aposto que terá uma legião de fans!
By: 1001 Imagens
La ciudad ideal. Con los mas bellos monumentos de otras ciudades
2007-12-28 10:59:00 A mediados del siglo XX el ilustrador britanico, Ronald Lampitt se avanzó al futuro, y dibujo una ciudad ideal concebida por John Sleigh Pudney. Publico esta imagen en Illustrated Magazine en Febrero de 1951. Pudney (1909-1977) fue un prolifico periodista y escritor, recordado por sus historias breves. Fue ganador de un premio BAFTA por el documental ...
By: teimagino
Four Corners Monument & Canyon de Chelly
2007-12-21 03:51:00 We stopped at the Four Corners Monument again. Sunshine didn’t like the wind so stayed on the couch while I took a few pictures and bought Navajo jewelry & fry bread (with cinnamon-tasty). The wind wasn’t as bad today as ...
By: Latest News
Unmonumental
2007-12-17 13:21:00 "Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century" is organized by the New Museum’s curatorial team of Richard Flood, Chief Curator; Laura Hoptman, Kraus Family Senior Curator; and Massimiliano Gioni, Director of Special Exhibitions Isa Genzken’s Elefant (2006) “Unmonumental†is an exhibition about fragmented forms, torn pictures and clashing sounds. Investigating the nature of collage in
By: weblogART
Error Monumental (o cuando MCMXXLLI = 1980)
2007-12-14 19:29:00 Pueden decirme ¿cuál sería el número romano que intentaron colocar al pie de este monumento?: La foto fue tomada por Hernán Cabrera, compañero dcciano 80-90, el 13 de diciembre de 2007. Se trata del Monumento a la Aviación en providencia, sí este mismo, que los santiaguinos conocemos bastante bien: Yo digo que trataron de escribir 1981. ACTUALIZACION Me informan: "El monumento a LA AVIACION CHILENA diseñado por René Orellana y Beatriz Silva fue inagurado en 1980..." ... "... prolongación del Parque Balmaceda, con el cual muchas veces es confundida. En este sector encontramos el monumento a la aviación erigido en 1980, por el entonces Comandante en jefe de la FACH, General Mathei, de donde obtuvo su nombre." Luego, por decreto, MCMXXLLI = 1980, ¡tomen! |
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