29 May, 2010

Life is something like a Trumpet

“Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.”

William Christopher

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taken in Medieval Ricetto di Candelo Piedmont Italy

Flower Wall


Flower Wall, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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taken in Medieval Ricetto di Candelo Piedmont Italy

28 May, 2010

Traditional Russian Dance

Wonderful russian traditional dance seen in Bergamo - Italy

25 May, 2010

Nora Chipaumire

Nora Chipaumire at Premio Takunda in Bergamo - Italy

21 May, 2010

Obscure Rites


Obscure Rites, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a church in Bergamo, Northern Italy.
The church was founded in 1137 on the site of another church from the 8th century dedicated to St Mary, which had been in turn erected over a Roman temple of the Clemence. The high altar was consecrated in 1185 and in 1187 the presbytery and the transept wings were completed. Due to financial troubles, the works dragged for the whole 13th–14th centuries. The bell tower was built from 1436 (being completed around the end of the century), while in 1481–1491 a new sacristy added after the old one had been destroyed by Bartolomeo Colleoni to erect his personal mausoleum, the Colleoni Chapel.

In 1521, Pietro Isabello finished the south-western portal, also known as Porta della Fontana. The edifice was restored and modified in the 17th century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_Maggiore,_Bergamo

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20 May, 2010

Flying Russian Dancers

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The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a church in Bergamo, Northern Italy.
The church was founded in 1137 on the site of another church from the 8th century dedicated to St Mary, which had been in turn erected over a Roman temple of the Clemence. The high altar was consecrated in 1185 and in 1187 the presbytery and the transept wings were completed. Due to financial troubles, the works dragged for the whole 13th–14th centuries. The bell tower was built from 1436 (being completed around the end of the century), while in 1481–1491 a new sacristy added after the old one had been destroyed by Bartolomeo Colleoni to erect his personal mausoleum, the Colleoni Chapel.

In 1521, Pietro Isabello finished the south-western portal, also known as Porta della Fontana. The edifice was restored and modified in the 17th century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_Maggiore,_Bergamo

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19 May, 2010

Nora Chipaumire

A great show of Nora Chipaumire for Cesvi - Premio Takunda

http://www.cesvi.eu

http://www.norachipaumire.com/

Rock'n Roll!


Rock'n Roll!, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

Un particolare da un balletto a Bergamo - Italy

18 May, 2010

The Wheel Of Time

L'argano usato per costruire la cattedrale di Bergamo, ancora lì dopo 800 anni...

Imaginary Justice

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Flamenco!


Flamenco!, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

A wonderful flamenco dancer in Bergamo - Italy

Flamenco!


Flamenco!, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

A wonderful flamenco dancer in Bergamo - Italy

12 May, 2010

The Hive


The Hive, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

http://thinkorthwim.com/index.php?tag=ant-nests

11 May, 2010

Cadillac Love Affair

A wonderful Cadillac near Sterling - Virginia - USA

09 May, 2010

Passion and Purity

The entrance of one of the oldest catholich church in New York

Meme City


Meme City, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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New York - USA

taken from the High LIne

The High Line is a 1.45-mile (2.33 km) New York City park built on a section of the former elevated freight railroad of the West Side Line, along the lower west side of Manhattan. The High Line park will eventually run from the West Side Yard, near the Javits Convention Center, through the neighborhood of Chelsea to Gansevoort Street (one block below West 12th Street) in the Meat Packing District of the West Village. The High Line was built in the early 1930s by the New York Central Railroad to eliminate the fatal accidents that occurred along the street-level right-of-way and to offer direct warehouse-to-freight car service that reduced pilferage for the Bell Laboratories Building (now the Westbeth Artists Community) and the Nabisco plant (now Chelsea Market), which were served from protected sidings within the structures (illustration, right).[1] It was in active use until 1980.

In the 1990s, it became known to a few urban explorers and local residents for the tough, drought-tolerant wild grasses, shrubs, and trees that had sprung up in the gravel along the abandoned railway.

In 1999, the non-profit Friends of the High Line[2] was formed. Broadened community support of public redevelopment for the High Line for pedestrian use grew, and City funding was allocated in 2004. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city Council Speakers Gifford Miller and Christine C. Quinn were important supporters. The southernmost section, from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street, opened as a city park on June 8, 2009.[3] The middle section is still being refurbished, while the northernmost section's future remains uncertain, depending on a development project currently underway at the Hudson Yards.

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08 May, 2010

Expect The Unexpected

Looks like like a shutdown of a dangerous alley,,!

Times Square's Relax

I bei tempi che uno si poteva ancora rilassare a Times Square

Times Square - New York - USA

07 May, 2010

New York's Vertigo

The view from a roof bar in New York

06 May, 2010

Alexandria's Harbor

A very nice little historical city

05 May, 2010

Berlin - Athens Freeway

These days looks like the end of an e[u]ra to me

Good Luck!

New York's Corner

Un angolo del Greenwich Village a New York - USA

04 May, 2010

Trallalero Tralla-là

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dancing near the Potomac in Washington DC

02 May, 2010

Afternoon At The Museum

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Washington, USA

Be in the right place at the right time makes the difference...

Dream On


Dream On, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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New York, USA

Keep on dreaming, the American Dream will continue ... after the commercials
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01 May, 2010

CrabMan


CrabMan, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

taken by Sherri ( Thanks a lot)

Happy Max with his crabcake in Annapolis - Maryland - USA

A crab cake is an American dish composed of crab meat and various other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, milk, mayonnaise, eggs, pink radishes(optional) yellow onions, and seasonings. The pink radishes give it a sweeter, more tangy flavor. Occasionally other ingredients such as red or green peppers are added, at which point the cake is then sautéed, baked, or grilled and then served. Crab cakes are traditionally associated with the area surrounding the Chesapeake Bay, in particular the state of Maryland and the city of Baltimore.

The two most common styles of Maryland crab cakes are known as Boardwalk and Restaurant. Boardwalk crabcakes are typically deep fried and breaded, and are often filled with stuffing of various sorts and served on a hamburger bun. Restaurant crab cakes, which are sometimes called gourmet crab cakes, are often prepared with no filler, and are composed of all-lump crab meat served on a platter or open-faced sandwich. Many restaurants that offer Maryland crab cakes will offer to have the cakes fried or broiled.

Meat from any species of crab may be used, although the meat of the blue crab, whose native habitat includes the Chesapeake Bay, is traditional and the considered best tasting. In the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, the endemic Dungeness Crab is a popular ingredient for crab cakes, and the cakes are prepared at many well-established restaurants throughout the region.

Crab cakes are popular along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic States, the Gulf Coast, the Pacific Northwest, and the Northern California coast, where the crabbing industry thrives. Crab cakes vary in size from no bigger than a small cookie to as large as a hamburger. They are sometimes served with a sauce, such as a remoulade, tartar sauce, mustard, or ketchup.

Maryland Crab Cakes are the official food of The Preakness Stakes the second jewel of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a horse race that is run on the third Saturday of May each year.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_cake