A creepy old abandoned cinema inside a mental asylum...
drops from the roof...
holes in the floor...
a dense silence
31 January, 2010
Dead Set
29 January, 2010
From Reason to Revelation
Basilica di Sant'Andrea
a tribute to a cathedral close to where we live (40km) in Vercelli dating back to 1219
Sant'Andrea on Wikipedia
Take a look at my INTERVIEW with my Flickr Friend ALONSODR!!: angiereal.blogspot.com/
Dear Friends
I am very busy with my being a volunteer
I am organizing again a fund raising event in Biella (my home town) for:
this project:
STOP AIDS AT BIRTH
The major Cesvi campaign to defeat Hiv/Aids in Sub-Saharan Africa.
www.cesvi.eu/index.php?pagina=pagina_generica.php&id=720
www.cesvi.eu/index.php
www.cesvi.org
Now my project is on line on the official CESVI site! wow!:
www.cesvi.org/?pagina=pagina_generica.php&id=1264
Therefore when I will visit your great shots, often I will just leave a fave, with no comment nor invites.
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28 January, 2010
25 January, 2010
Ricetto Platinum Edition
taken in Candelo (5 km from our home) - Piedmont, Italy -
During a nice walk with Claudio
Klausthebest
Mediavel Battle: Video of a movie taken here
RIcetto di Candelo
Ricetto (RECEPTUM)
One of the most meaningful and beautiful European Fortified Receptums
The fortified construction was orginally built as a village, and the building plan was dated 1160 a.d.
It was built by the people of Candelo from 1300 till the beginning of 1400 a.d.
It was used as a Receptum (a fortified place to hide) in times of war, and as a food storage location in times of peace
In this mediaeval village many movies have been filmed.
Candelo, Biella, Piedmont, Italy
5 km from where I live
Nel cuore della Biella medievale
Qui sono state girate per esempio le puntatate della "Freccia Nera" 1 e 2, e molti altri film.
I Ricetti, originali, in Italia sono molto rari, piu' info le forniro' in seguito con le altre foto...
comunque qui c'e' un link: www.atl.biella.it/arte/ricetto/ricetto.html
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricetto_di_Candelo
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24 January, 2010
Sete di Assoluto
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Sacred Mount of Oropa - Biella - Italy
Sacred Mount of Oropa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacro_Monte_di_Oropa
Oropa Sanctuary (Unesco World Heritage) in Biella - Italy
Piedmont’s famous pilgrimage site. Madonna Nera (Black Holy Lady)
The sanctuary stands at the top of the woods and meadows of the Oropa Valley basin. Founded in 1620, the sanctuary spreads around three large squares and is both impressive and picturesque.
The First square is enclosed by two buildings from the 18th and 19th-centuries,. The Second square, standing on a higher level, has buildings designed between 1740-1750 by Francesco Gallo.
From the second square, take the long majestic flight of steps to reach the Holy Square, built in the 17th-century to designs by Pietro Arduzzi. Here the Ancient Basilica stands, built at the beginning of the 17th-century on the site of an earlier 2nd-century church. Inside is the so-called "Sacello Eusebiano" which houses the statue of the Madonna Nera (our Holy Black Lady) . This wooden sculpture covered in gold and gems dates back to the end of the 13th-century. According to legend it was brought to Oropa in the 3rd-century by the bishop of Vercelli, Eusebio.
Beyond the square rises the New Basilica built between 1885 and 1960. Completing the sanctuary are nineteen chapels that make up the Oropa Holy Mount. Of these, twelve were built between 1620 and 1720, and contain groups of sculptures depicting scenes from the life of the Madonna. The other seven, dispersed around the sanctuary, recount devotional episodes connected to Oropa.
www.piemonte-emozioni.it/cultura/eng/edifici_religiosi/sa...
23 January, 2010
22 January, 2010
Sweet Koh Chang
©Angela M. Lobefaro
Playing on the beach in Ko Chang - Thailand
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15 January, 2010
Sunset Lodge
© Angela M. Lobefaro
taken where we live.
Valdengo, Piedmont Italy
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27 December, 2009
03 December, 2009
To Be or Not to be HIV-positive
>>>>>HIV, Pregnancy, Maternal and Child health<<<<<<
It has been estimated that 1.5 million HIV positive women become pregnant every year, which means that about 600,000 children are infected every year by vertical transmission. The figures from selected pre-natal clinics in urban areas reveal an incidence of HIV among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa of over 25%. In 2005, in LHDIC (Low Human Development Index Countries) only 9% of pregnant HIV-positive women received an antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent transmission of the virus to their children, a modest increase of 3% compared with 2003. In these countries infection is associated with an increased risk of: spontaneous miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, premature labour, premature rupture of membranes, urogenital infections, syphilis. In industrialized countries the incidence of vertical transmission of the virus has fallen to minimal levels, as low as 2%, thanks to the introduction of antiretroviral therapy, the use of Caesarean section, and artificial feeding. In Africa, instead, where these operations are not widespread and not always available and where breastfeeding for long periods is normal, the vertical transmission of the virus is still around 25 to 40%.
PMTCT (Prevention Mother to Child Transmission) and PPTCT PLUS (Parental Prevention to Child Transmission)
Vertical transmission can occur at various stages: during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding. In LHDIC the prevention of vertical transmission by seropositive mothers is achieved through diverse interventions including:
- Services to promote maternal and infant health (pre- and postnatal).
- Counselling and testing services. - Promotion of alternatives to breastfeeding and/or early interruption of the same.
- Optimized and non invasive obstetric procedures - Preventive antiretroviral therapy for the mother and child.
- Antimalarial prophylaxis, since it has been demonstrated to reduce vertical transmission.
It is important to guarantee all women access to counselling and to VCT (Voluntary Counselling Testing).
The breastfeeding stage is the most delicate and difficult to deal with. The WHO estimates that 94% of children in the world are breastfed. 79% continue to one year and 52% up to two years. Breastfeeding over six months is common in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia. Without antiretroviral prophylaxis or other effective intervention to prevent the vertical transmission of HIV, breastfeeding that extends for two years or more can increase the risk of transmission of HIV by about 40%. About 5 to 20% of infants are infected in the post-natal period and the risk increases progressively with the duration of breastfeeding. However, the alternative to breastfeeding, artificial feeding, is recommended only where it is easy to guarantee the supply of powdered milk and clean drinking water. In LHDIC artificial feeding may lead to the development of very serious problems. Bearing in mind that regarding breastfeeding there are no unanimous and general recommendations and that every intervention depends on the operative context, it is advisable to abide by the strategies proposed by the Ministry of Health in each individual country, which in turn are derived from general recommendations of the WHO.
Case study: PMTCT and PPTCT PLUS in Zimbabwe
http://www.cesvi.eu/UserFiles/File/Hiv-Aids_Zimbabwe.def.pdf
Cover photos by Giovanni Diffidenti
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Uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! on 3 Dec 09, 12.35AM CET.
01 December, 2009
To Be or Not to be HIV-positive
on the left of this photo: Takunda
the first child born in Zimbabwe from a HIV-positive mother with the health program of Cesvi "Stop AIDS at Birth"
His name, written in Shona, means "We won", represents a winning solidarity and strength of a continent that can win the difficult battle against AIDS.
www.cesvi.eu/?pagina=pagina_generica.php&id=786
Hiv-Aids
>>>>>HIV, pregnancy, maternal and child health<<<<<<
It has been estimated that 1.5 million HIV positive women become pregnant every year, which means that about 600,000 children are infected every year by vertical transmission. The figures from selected pre-natal clinics in urban areas reveal an incidence of HIV among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa of over 25%. In 2005, in LHDIC (Low Human Development Index Countries) only 9% of pregnant HIV-positive women received an antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent transmission of the virus to their children, a modest increase of 3% compared with 2003. In these countries infection is associated with an increased risk of: spontaneous miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, premature labour, premature rupture of membranes, urogenital infections, syphilis. In industrialized countries the incidence of vertical transmission of the virus has fallen to minimal levels, as low as 2%, thanks to the introduction of antiretroviral therapy, the use of Caesarean section, and artificial feeding. In Africa, instead, where these operations are not widespread and not always available and where breastfeeding for long periods is normal, the vertical transmission of the virus is still around 25 to 40%.
PMTCT (Prevention Mother to Child Transmission) and PPTCT PLUS (Parental Prevention to Child Transmission)
Vertical transmission can occur at various stages: during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding. In LHDIC the prevention of vertical transmission by seropositive mothers is achieved through diverse interventions including:
- Services to promote maternal and infant health (pre- and postnatal).
- Counselling and testing services. - Promotion of alternatives to breastfeeding and/or early interruption of the same.
- Optimized and non invasive obstetric procedures - Preventive antiretroviral therapy for the mother and child.
- Antimalarial prophylaxis, since it has been demonstrated to reduce vertical transmission.
It is important to guarantee all women access to counselling and to VCT (Voluntary Counselling Testing).
The breastfeeding stage is the most delicate and difficult to deal with. The WHO estimates that 94% of children in the world are breastfed. 79% continue to one year and 52% up to two years. Breastfeeding over six months is common in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia. Without antiretroviral prophylaxis or other effective intervention to prevent the vertical transmission of HIV, breastfeeding that extends for two years or more can increase the risk of transmission of HIV by about 40%. About 5 to 20% of infants are infected in the post-natal period and the risk increases progressively with the duration of breastfeeding. However, the alternative to breastfeeding, artificial feeding, is recommended only where it is easy to guarantee the supply of powdered milk and clean drinking water. In LHDIC artificial feeding may lead to the development of very serious problems. Bearing in mind that regarding breastfeeding there are no unanimous and general recommendations and that every intervention depends on the operative context, it is advisable to abide by the strategies proposed by the Ministry of Health in each individual country, which in turn are derived from general recommendations of the WHO.
Case study: PMTCT and PPTCT PLUS in Zimbabwe
www.cesvi.eu/UserFiles/File/Hiv-Aids_Zimbabwe.def.pdf
Cover photo by Giovanni Diffidenti
.
DONATE NOW:
donazioni.cesvi.org/index-ing.asp
27 November, 2009
21 November, 2009
07 November, 2009
Ascension
Era un mattino buio e tempestoso ....
© Angela M. Lobefaro
All Rights Reserved
The Monumental Cemetery in the Sacred Mount of Oropa - Biella - Italy
Sacred Mount of Oropa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacro_Monte_di_Oropa
Oropa Sanctuary (Unesco World Heritage) in Biella - ( Piedmont ) Italy
Piedmont’s famous pilgrimage site. Madonna Nera (Black Holy Lady)
The sanctuary stands at the top of the woods and meadows of the Oropa Valley basin. Founded in 1620, the sanctuary spreads around three large squares and is both impressive and picturesque.
The First square is enclosed by two buildings from the 18th and 19th-centuries,. The Second square, standing on a higher level, has buildings designed between 1740-1750 by Francesco Gallo.
From the second square, take the long majestic flight of steps to reach the Holy Square, built in the 17th-century to designs by Pietro Arduzzi. Here the Ancient Basilica stands, built at the beginning of the 17th-century on the site of an earlier 2nd-century church. Inside is the so-called "Sacello Eusebiano" which houses the statue of the Madonna Nera (our Holy Black Lady) . This wooden sculpture covered in gold and gems dates back to the end of the 13th-century. According to legend it was brought to Oropa in the 3rd-century by the bishop of Vercelli, Eusebio.
Beyond the square rises the New Basilica built between 1885 and 1960. Completing the sanctuary are nineteen chapels that make up the Oropa Holy Mount. Of these, twelve were built between 1620 and 1720, and contain groups of sculptures depicting scenes from the life of the Madonna. The other seven, dispersed around the sanctuary, recount devotional episodes connected to Oropa.
www.piemonte-emozioni.it/cultura/eng/edifici_religiosi/sa...
05 November, 2009
02 November, 2009
01 November, 2009
One For All
© Angela M. Lobefaro
All Rights Reserved
Oropa Sanctuary (Unesco World Heritage) in Biella - Italy
Piedmont’s famous pilgrimage site. Madonna Nera (Black Holy Lady)
The sanctuary stands at the top of the woods and meadows of the Oropa Valley basin. Founded in 1620, the sanctuary spreads around three large squares and is both impressive and picturesque.
The First square is enclosed by two buildings from the 18th and 19th-centuries,. The Second square, standing on a higher level, has buildings designed between 1740-1750 by Francesco Gallo.
From the second square, take the long majestic flight of steps to reach the Holy Square, built in the 17th-century to designs by Pietro Arduzzi. Here the Ancient Basilica stands, built at the beginning of the 17th-century on the site of an earlier 2nd-century church. Inside is the so-called "Sacello Eusebiano" which houses the statue of the Madonna Nera (our Holy Black Lady) . This wooden sculpture covered in gold and gems dates back to the end of the 13th-century. According to legend it was brought to Oropa in the 3rd-century by the bishop of Vercelli, Eusebio.
Beyond the square rises the New Basilica built between 1885 and 1960. Completing the sanctuary are nineteen chapels that make up the Oropa Holy Mount. Of these, twelve were built between 1620 and 1720, and contain groups of sculptures depicting scenes from the life of the Madonna. The other seven, dispersed around the sanctuary, recount devotional episodes connected to Oropa.
www.piemonte-emozioni.it/cultura/eng/edifici_religiosi/sa...
28 October, 2009
18 October, 2009
Ghost Bikers
© Angela M. Lobefaro
All Rights Reserved
Max had to take a walk with the new camera...
his photo, my quick editing...
Baraggia, Piedmont, Italy
5 km from where we live
>>>>>>>>>>>HAVE A GREAT WEEK END!<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
02 September, 2009
Oh Romeo, Oh Mio Romeo!
©Angela M. Lobefaro
Our new Courtyard, and a friend ! (with good WINE)
-->>We are STILL unpacking, and arraging our new flat!
SOOOOOOOO much to do!!
See you soon Dear Friends!
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