Capri - the world's most beautiful islands

Capri - the world's most beautiful islands

Capri in the Tyrrhenian Sea lies the bay of Naples, an area of ​​10.4 km2 island that rises steeply out of the water-rich, lush flora, beautiful little pastel-colored houses, winding, narrow streets, open spaces await the lovers of romance.

 The island's first inhabitants were Greek colonists, who BC 8th century moved here. The Roman Empire became a favorite resort. BC 29 in visiting the Emperor Augustus was so gripped the island's beauty, it is also the beautiful island of Ischia, Capri traded for much less. His successor, Tiberius Caesar, the reign of Cr u.26 between 37 and into a large-scale construction began on the island. In the Middle Ages, the island fell under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Naples. Residents of attacks by the Saracens were forced to move to higher areas from the current location of Capri town. Until the 19th century, constant pirate attacks and epidemics have been exposed to the island. 19 century, came under French rule in 1815 but was recaptured the Bourbon Kingdom of Naples.

 19 Capri is a popular mid-century, again became a holiday destination. The first hotel, the Hotel Pagano was built in 1826. By now a lot of artists and aristocrats vacationing on the island, and later became a refuge for the Russian intelligentsia (. Maxim Gorky). Pablo Neruda spent his exile here.

 Capri luxury explicitly place relatively more expensive island counts.
The island's natural specialties and a symbol of Capri in the Bay of Naples from the three Faraglioni rock cliffs, which were established by a coastal landslide. The rocks also have a special name: Stella - the main island and has a 110 m di Mezzo Faraglioni Faraglioni di Fuori 80 m and 102 m.

 Faraglioni di Fuori the only natural habitat of the blue lizard (Lacerta viridens faraglionensis) chromatic adaptation of the protection due to the special color.

Arco Naturale, a vault, which was created by nature. An underwater cave was the cave collapsed, the wind and the waves swept through the collapsed rock that formed this beautiful arch.

 Matermania Grotto is a cave was to the Romans, which was subsequently converted. The former mosaics are still visible.
Grotta Azure, or the Blue Cave. Named this way because of the water to infiltrate under the sun and beautiful blue light illuminates the cave. This deep blue Capri blue is called. A 60 m high and 25 m wide, only a small cave, a few people have access to boats through the narrow entrance.

 

The island is located two towns: Capri and Anacapri. The larger, more populous and Capri where the island's two ports, Marina Piccola and Marina Grande is. The center of the Piazzetta in Capri town, a wonderful terrace overlooking courts. Here are the ports cable railway terminus. In this area in the town hall, the courtyard of a Roman villa discovered in the ruins of Augustea. Interestingly, the Capri is one of the central area retains the name of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, the memory of the martyrs. (Via Martiri d'Ungheria 1956)

Capri town of subtle elegance, excellent restaurants, a global brand offering luxury shops and elegant hotels to attract tourists and celebrities.
Anacapri 275 m above sea level, near the Blue Grotto. Many villa, church, monastery there. Main attractions of the Villa San Michele, which is the 20th Swedish doctor Axel Munthe century Roman emperor Tiberius' villa built it. The villa's garden Egyptian-era relics and antiquities, and art works can be found. The garden has a beautiful view of Capri, the harbor, sea, and yet you can see Mount Vesuvius.

Anacapritól 3 km south-west of the Punta Carena lighthouse, which was built in 1862, has been operating since 1867 - currently carries out its original function.
Among the architectural sights worth seeing:
Castello Barbarossa, which is a Byzantine fortress was left to us today only the central part. Villa Jovis is a Roman villa, which i e. I century, but only in the eighteenth. century was discovered, then built next to the church of Santa Maria del Soccorso. The villa was originally a fortress built in Roman times, its own water tank and had a bath.

July deaths 2011

July deaths 2011

July in memoriam
In July we lost many beloved figures, including Barbie's father, a guitar innovator and the oldest rock critic.

Anna Massey
1937-2011

Although she claimed that Hollywood never beckoned, this British actress maintained a successful 50-year career.

Jane Scott
1919-2011

Scott was a world-famous rock 'n' roll critic who wrote for her hometown newspaper . She earned this title.

Otto von Habsburg
1912-2011

Von Habsburg was the last crown prince of this fallen empire. He subsequently headed one of Europe's most powerful groups

Cy Twombly
1928-2011

Twombly was a famous painter with a unique style (how so?). Notably, he won this Japanese award.

Gordon Tootoosis
1941-2011

Tootoosis was a prolific Canadian actor (his credits) who championed aboriginal culture (his activist work). He followed in his father's footsteps.

Theodore Roszak
1933-2011

A history professor, Roszak was known for his influential 1968 book "The Making of a Counter Culture". He introduced a new term for a social movement.

Dick Williams
Williams was a longtime baseball player and manager. What attitude did he provoke?

Betty Ford
1918-2011

Betty Ford, the wife of President Gerald Ford, set new precedents for first ladies. She was devoted to these causes.

Roberts Blossom
1924-2011

Blossom had memorable roles in "The Great Gatsby" alongside Robert Redford, "Home Alone" ,"Slaughterhouse Five" and "Northern Exposure."

Rob Grill
1943-2011

Grill was the lead singer of the Grass Roots and its longest-serving member . The band charted many hit singles.

Sherwood Schwartz
1916-2011

Schwartz was the producer and creator of "Gilligan's Island"  and "The Brady Bunch".

Googie Withers
1917-2011

Withers was born on one continent , rose to fame on another and resided on a third . She was best known for her role in an Alfred Hitchcock film.

Lucian Freud
1922-2011

Freud was a significant British artist whose compositions display psychological insight.

Elliot Handler
1918-2011

Handler co-founded Mattel and is known as the father of Barbie.

Amy Winehouse
1928-2011

Aldredge was an enduring actor in all mediums . He is best known for his role in a TV drama

Amy Winehouse
1983-2011

Winehouse debuted as a young R&B sensation. Her second album, "Back to Black," brought her international fame  and Grammy Awards, amid her battles with drug and alcohol addiction .

John Shalikashvili
1936-2011

Shalikashvili was a U.S. Army general who became the chief military officer of the U.S. armed forces.

G.D. Spradlin
1920-2011

Following his international work, Spradlin had an illustrious acting career. He often played the villain, like in "Tank"and "The Lords of Discipline" .

Joe Arroyo
1955-2011

Arroyo was a legendary Caribbean musician. He creatively mixed music (which types?) and earned this nickname.

Dan Peek

1950-2011

Peek was an accomplished musician and a member of the band America. He transitioned to Christian music with a big hit

John Mackey
1941-2011

Mackey was a professional football player  who redeemed a key play in Super Bowl V
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freida pinto rise of the planet of the apes

freida pinto rise of the planet of the apes

Freida Pinto Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Rupert Grint eclipses Freida Pinto Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes premiere Usually all eyes are on the first actress on the red carpet However, Freida Pinto was almost overshadowed the release of her new movie Rupert Grint, who drew laughter from the fans with his choice of shirt Grint was in Los Angeles to support Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton, who appears with Pinto Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. In the Potter films, the character Grint, Ron Weasley and Draco Malfoy Felton were enemies, but the shirt was the message Grint: “I” heart “Tom Felton.” Freida Pinto caught in an elegant green dress at the premiere of her new movie “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” on Thursday. Co-starring James Franco and Tom Felton at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles joined Indian actress.
Pinto, who is best known for her role as Latika in the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire,” recently stayed in Woody Allen’s “meet the man of your dreams” and was praised for her role in political controversy the film “Miral “.

She appeared in the “Apes” carpet with a green maxi dress and nde colored patent leather pumps. Pinto plays the lead role of ‘Caroline Aranha’ in new movie Rupert Wyatt, who is set on the day of San Francisco. The film tells the story of how man experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in monkeys and the beginning of a war for supremacy. The film is set to open nationwide Aug. 5.
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Debt debacle makes Congress laughingstock

Debt debacle makes Congress laughingstock 

Here’s your homework for today: Go to the Government Printing Office’s website and order the current edition of the Congressional Pictorial Directory, which contains color photographs of every member of the 112th Congress. Save it, and after the 2016 elections, look back through the guide and see how many of this year’s members are still in the House and Senate. My guess is that the number will be shockingly low. Many members will lose in primaries or general elections in 2012, 2014, and 2016; some will retire; and some will seek another office. But I’ll bet that the attrition rate will be remarkably high.
Story: Obama: Any debt solution must be bipartisan

Over the course of history, Congress and the White House have seen highs and lows. Times that can be remembered with pride and other times when politicians failed to meet the American people’s expectations. Right now, we are at a very, very low point—the worst I’ve seen since I moved to Washington in September 1972. Never in my memory have both parties and both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue appeared as dysfunctional as they do today. The stakes are so high and the performance is so utterly disappointing. The goals of most of the debt-ceiling proposals being debated are so modest that victory would really be a defeat in terms of what needs to be done.
Several days ago, I was stopped repeatedly, including once by a security guard in my office building and three times by different people at the grocery store. All were seeking some explanation as to what was happening with the debt-ceiling debate and hoping that I might be able to provide some assurance that things were going to work out OK. In some of these encounters, I tried to come up with a hopeful response; other times, I just threw up my hands.

That same day, one of my brothers-in-law e-mailed me a long and involved joke about a man who was born with a silver screw in his stomach instead of a belly button. As he grew up, he furtively searched for a way to have the screw removed; finally, at a monastery in Nepal, he found a monk who could make it happen. To make a long story short, a giant screwdriver appears out of a purple mist, removes the screw, and disappears out the window. Jubilant, the man jumps up, and his rear end falls off. The moral of the story is, “Don’t screw around with things you don’t understand—you can lose your butt.” Appended to the joke was the notation that Congress is screwing around with things it doesn’t understand, such as the economy, and that’s why we are all losing our butts. Lawmakers may not realize they are becoming national jokes, but they are.

My wife told me recently about a Facebook post by an acquaintance that held Congress up to ridicule. Apparently, the sentiment was enthusiastically endorsed by people who spanned her entire network of friends—from the most liberal to the most conservative. My wife couldn’t recall anything else that had been so universally embraced by such a politically diverse group of people.
 Is GOP extremism is the problem with US politics?

If this debt-ceiling debate is producing any political winners or beneficiaries, they have no connection to Congress or the White House. The unfavorable ratings for both parties are climbing, and President Obama’s job-approval rating in the Gallup Poll fell to 43 percent in one recent week, tied for the lowest of his presidency. (At this writing, it is at 46 percent approval/46 percent disapproval, hardly what a president seeking reelection wants to see.) The debt-ceiling debacle has become like a bomb that keeps exploding in Washington, hurting both sides and each end of Pennsylvania Avenue, effectively damaging everyone in sight.

Sadly, my view is that it will probably take a significant stock-market plunge of 500 or 1,000 points in the Dow Jones industrial average, perhaps triggered by a bond-ratings downgrade, to focus minds and cut through the political posturing. The stock and bond markets, neurotic and skittish under the best of circumstances, have been remarkably patient, looking the other way and quietly assuming that everything will work out. They may reach the end of their patience any day. Even a modest deal on deficit reduction and a short-term increase in the debt ceiling may not bring enough confidence to the markets.

A significant market plunge would cause great pain to 401(k) retirement plans, other personal savings, and the economy in general. The negative wealth effect would be great, but another type of loss would be just as bad—just not as obvious.

Washington is now sullying America’s long-deserved reputation as the leading country in the world to such an extent that we are becoming a laughingstock. The renowned, late journalist A.J. Liebling, a fixture for many years in The New Yorker and a chronicler of then-Louisiana Gov. Earl Long, once wrote that the home state I share with Long was “the northernmost of the banana republics.” If Liebling were alive today, he might expand his “northernmost” banana republic to include the whole United States, with Washington as its sorry capital. My guess is that most members of Congress and their aides are too close to the process and don’t fully appreciate what they are doing to themselves, the institution, and the nation’s political process. The Pictorial Directory test will determine if I’m right.
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2011 July product recalls

2011 July product recalls

 2011 July product recalls. A popular sandwich and salad ingredient was linked to a multistate outbreak, and a new coffee-chain offering was swiftly removed from shelves. See what other products were found faulty in July.

 July 2011 Food products
Evergreen Fresh Sprouts recalled its alfalfa and spicy sprouts after they were linked to a multistate outbreak. What is the risk?

Additional recalls:

Cans of Sun Vista Red Enchilada Sauce due to an undeclared ingredient.

Willamette Valley Fruit Company's apple, cherry and marionberry pies because of an undisclosed dairy product. Where were they sold?

Mislabeled Food Club Red Enchilada Sauce 10-ounce cans. It's a colorful issue.

Posh Bakery Butter Mini Croissants and Chocolate Mini-Croissants 12-packs sold at Northern California Whole Foods stores. Find out why.

 July 2011 Children's gear
A major chain retailer recalled approximately 13,000 Circo children's task lamps sold from January to April. Here's why.

Additional recalls:

About 131,000 baseball and softball and gloves due to an unwelcome substance.

  July 2011 Children's toys & clothing
Edushape recalled about 18,000 of its Mini Stars Building Sets after a choking hazard was discovered.

 July 2011 Pharmaceutical products
American Regent recalled one lot of Calcium Gluconate Injections that may contain silicone particles. What is the medicine used for?

Additional recalls:

Expanded recall of an additional lot of Via Xtreme Ultimate Sexual Enhancer Dietary Supplement for Men.

 July 2011 Meat & seafood products
Carolina Pride Foods recalled approximately 18,416 pounds of ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Additional recalls:

Approximately 11,240 pounds of Pilgrim's Pride ready-to-eat chicken products. Why?

Approximately 4,530 pounds of marinated beef products produced prior to April 20 due to undeclared allergens.

Approximately 204 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken wraps and plates due to possible bacterial contamination.

Approximately 334 pounds of imported ready-to-eat smoked duck breast products produced on June 20 because of possible contamination.

Approximately 1,550 pounds of convenience meals sold at a well-known convenience store chain. Find out the health risk.

 July 2011 Electrical items
Changzhou Globe Tool Group recalled about 20,000 Task Force 5-ton electric log splitters due to a laceration hazard. Learn more about the injuries that have been reported.


Additional recalls:

About 13,000 Touch Point oscillating ceramic heaters after reports of fire incidents.

 July 2011 Vehicles
Ford recalled several models of pickup trucks due to possible taillight issues. Find out more about the potential dangers.

Additional recalls:

About 2,945 Ford Five Hundred cars and Mercury Montegos. Get the details.

Approximately 2,232 Honda motorcycles.

About 121 school buses because of possible parking brake issues.

About 281 Airstream Interstate Touring Coaches due to a faulty safety device.

Approximately 242,780 Dodge Ram pickups because of bad steering part.

About 1,688 model years 2006-2011 Victory motorcycles

July 2011 consumer product recalls

Chanel recalled about 154 silk scarves, dresses, skirts and blouses because they failed to meet this standard for wearing apparel. Find out if any injuries were reported.

Additional recalls:

About 40,000 Homelite surface cleaner pressure-washer attachments in the United States and 1,200 in Canada after several incidents were reported. Find out what happened.

About 800 Uvex Funride Ski Helmets due to possible head injury hazard. Get more details.

About 375,000 Scorpio and Absorbica shock-absorbing lanyards because of safety concerns. Have any injuries been reported?

About 1,500 Diving Unlimited International weight systems sold between July 2010 and April 2011. Here's why.

About 117,000 glass votive candle holders due to safety hazards. Get the model number.

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Mesmerizing icebergs

Mesmerizing icebergs 

 Most beautiful and stunning photographs.