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<title><![CDATA[Stim, in sfarsit, cum au fost construite piramidele si Stonehenge]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Wally Wallington, un tamplar britanic pensionat, pretinde ca ar fi capabil sa reconstruiasca de unul]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[155]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ez egy nagyon hosszú bejegyzés lesz. avagy nem mert késő van és lerövidítem. emlékezzünk csak. mi is]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;">ez egy <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>nagyon</strong></span> hosszú bejegyzés lesz. avagy nem mert<span style="color:#4571b9;"><strong> késő van</strong></span> és lerövidítem.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#993366;"><em>emlékezzünk csak</em></span>. mi is történt azt se tudom mikor írtam utoljára és hogy mit.. blö úgyhogy most gyorsan megnézem. <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><em>uha </em></span>pont egy hete?</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">nos. nem is írtam hogy mi volt múlthét kedden.<br />
múlthét kedden <span style="color:#cc99ff;"><em>frappánsan találkoztam egy végtelenül intelligens és vonzó személlyel.</em></span> ezt <span style="color:#800000;"><strong>kéretik lábjegyzetbe tenni</strong></span>. köszönöm alássan. :] jó volt. bár betámadott valami csöves aki öt és fél évig ült, akkor szabadult és neki lételeme a bunyó. szóval jó volt.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">szerdáááán semmi. <span style="color:#6fa956;"><em>nem emlékszem_ </em></span>biztos jó volt.<br />
csütörtök? nem emlékszem xD ja de. dupla tesi volt és tudom, hogy valami <span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong>8 és fél métert</strong></span> dobtam 3 kilós medicinlabdával hátra fele. tökjó nem? aztán <span style="color:#3366ff;"><em>koncert is volt</em></span>. kerestem a csizmám a gardróbban, tudni illik, hogy (mi illik) az ajtó állandóan becsukódik és van rajta egy zacskótartó műanyagból. keressetek rá ha nemtudjátok mi az.. szóval. álltam fel erre hát <span style="color:#ffff99;"><em>a derekam kurvára felhasította </em></span>az a szar. örültem. utána még rohanhattam westendbe képet előhívatni késtem próbáról remek. aztán koncert egész jó volt <span style="color:#993366;"><em>Melindával</em></span> megállapítottuk hogy az első darabot elbasztuk igen köszönjük</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">ja majdnem kihagytam a pénteket. <span style="color:#b24c9e;"><strong>károlyinap ojooo</strong></span><br />
hát igazából fotóztam és focin drukkoltunk Bogival. semmi izgi nem volt<br />
csak utána.. =D<span style="text-decoration:line-through;"><span style="color:#3899c7;"><em> pssszt.. fotocellásajtó.</em></span></span><br />
ja nem is mondtam, az igazgató konkrétan kirugdosott minket a suliból egykor érted.. ilyet egy normális tanítási napon kéne megtenniük nem károlyinapon. <span style="color:#45b951;"><strong>szal fakk</strong></span> ;D</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/spontan.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-495" title="spontán" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/spontan.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="359" /></a><a href="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dt.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-503" title="dt" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dt.jpg" alt="" width="398" height="592" /></a>kacsa&#60;3<br />
<a href="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/merge-vgisible.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-504" title="Merge Vgisible" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/merge-vgisible.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="333" /></a><a href="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ssa.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-505" title="ssa" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ssa.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="333" /></a>egész jó kép lenne.. =D ej ej Etni.. még gyakorolni kell ;D<br />
ja meg.. izé rakok majd még fel képeket. csak rohadt álmos vagyok =D</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#8c718e;"><strong>szombaton?</strong></span> <span style="color:#ad51aa;"><em>GabiRékaPeti &#60;3</em></span><br />
elmentünk vizipipázni és forrócsokizni<br />
jó volt, beszélgettünk és örültem, hogy végre csináltunk valamit közösen meg ilyenek :]<br />
<a href="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/merge-visidble.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-496" title="Merge Visidble" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/merge-visidble.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="333" /></a>jó oké. piros lett. de csak mert ilyen fények voltak =(<br />
<em><span style="color:#994ab5;">jahjahjah várjááál emlékszem</span>.</em> felkeltem 10kor 11kor bekapcsoltam a gépet fél12től kb 3ig deviantarton<span style="color:#4ab55d;"><strong> játszottam</strong></span> xD meg ilyenek kockultam végig xD kurvajó volt. amúgy<span style="text-decoration:line-through;"><span style="color:#c9c335;"><em> Harry Potterezni</em></span></span> akartam. mert már nemtudom mikor letöltöttem a második rész játékát de sose jutok el odáig, hogy játsszak vele. így vagyok a<strong><span style="color:#e6a418;"> Prince of Persia the Sands of Time</span></strong>-al is. apa laptopján (ellopták =( ) végigjátszottam vagy kétszer.. de itt.. =D itt nem megy..<br />
<a href="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/aranyosjatek.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-499" title="aranyosjáték" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/aranyosjatek.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="534" /></a>ettől a játéktól behaltam &#60;3</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>vasárnap.</strong></span> jahát úgyvolt hogy találkozok a Ciccel de hát nem jött össze =( de itt volt Kari. csináltam róla jóóóó képeket =) meg voltam <span style="text-decoration:line-through;"><span style="color:#577ea8;"><em>koncertet fotózni </em></span></span>. mindenki köszönt nekem.. <span style="color:#78a45b;"><strong>olyanis</strong></span> akiről azt se tudom hogy kicsodák xD és így mondják ja nem baj én tudom ki vagy. mondom ja köszi xD ..<br />
kaptam ingyen tequilát :] ja meg<span style="color:#577ea8;"><strong> szééépdobverőt</strong></span><br />
(<em><span style="color:#ffffff;">nem közölnék a koncertről képet mert a faszom ki van a koncertes képekkel. köszönöm megértéseteket :]</span></em> )<br />
<a href="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/master-opacity-change.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-497" title="Master Opacity Change" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/master-opacity-change.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="333" /></a><a href="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/flatten-bimage.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-498" title="Flatten bImage" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/flatten-bimage.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#c737bf;"><strong>újnap.</strong></span> frissen meg ilyenek. találkoztam a <span style="color:#65ac53;"><em>Ciccel &#60;3</em></span> :] és jó volt. kávéztunk beszélgettünk és jól elvoltunk..<br />
ja és a darvak &#60;3 az egyiket <span style="color:#aa8455;"><strong>Darwinnak</strong></span> hívják.<br />
kedden. öööhh <span style="color:#5273ac;"><strong>idk</strong></span>. ja dobolni voltam. kissé elfáradtam.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">ma <span style="color:#8bb04f;"><strong>is</strong></span> találkoztam a Ciccel. :] ettem kínaikaját. fincsiiii.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">ja meg valamelyik nap <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>kiborultam</strong></span> a felvágós 12-14 éveseken, elnézést a kivételektől.de komolyan <span style="color:#99cc00;"><strong>én</strong></span> 12 évesen rajzolgattam vagy idk, <span style="color:#c13ea7;"><strong>de</strong></span> nem próbáltam úgy öltözni, mint egy kurva, aki ha kilép az ajtón a <span style="color:#9e4cb2;"><em>lépcsőházban megerőszakolhatnák</em></span>.. és nem közösségi portálokon virítottam és löktem azt a szöveget, hogy &#8220;<span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>ne írd azt, hogy tudsz fotózni, mert mindenki meg tud nyomni egy gombot</strong></span>&#8221; hát <span style="text-decoration:line-through;"><span style="color:#66a25d;">lófasz</span></span> a seggedbe. mi a faszról beszélsz? <span style="color:#619e9e;"><em>lenyomni egy gombot</em></span>? persze.miután megnézted a többi beállítást persze. meg a többi. meg a másik, 13 éves lányka. azt mondja, hogy n<span style="color:#87a658;"><strong>em érzi, hogy jók lennének a képei</strong></span> erre tolja ám a szöveget, hogy ő művészeti iskolába akar menni.. najólvan. megnéztem a képeit anyáztam egy sort és jól felbasztam magam rajta. én erre érzékeny vagyok. nem azt mondom, hogy én milyen hü de jó vagyok. <span style="color:#529aac;"><em>de hát na..</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">amúgy. olyan <span style="text-decoration:line-through;"><span style="color:#509aaf;"><em>sehogyse</em></span></span> érzem magam. van amikor jobb, van amikor eszméletlenül semmilyen. és nem tudom miért. <span style="color:#619a9e;"><strong>csak úgy</strong></span> rámtörnek. és akkor <span style="color:#998066;"><strong>nem tudom</strong></span> mit lehetne tenni. és akkor anya meg azt mondja nem az a bajom, amit mondok neki. akkor mégis mi? <span style="color:#33cccc;"><em>elegem van.</em></span><br />
csak este lesz jobb.. kicsivel. mert örülök hogy beszélgethetek a<span style="color:#9533cc;"><em> betonmogul társammal </em></span>:] (igeeen tudom, hogy el fogod olvasni =D)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">na szóval. nem tudom. mostanában nyúzom <span style="color:#f7ce96;"><em>_estellét</em></span> meg Bercivel is jól együtt tudok működni. :]<br />
és most berakom a<span style="color:#cd324b;"><strong> legeslegkedvencebb</strong></span> számom. nem ússzátok meg ^^</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Km 56: Jurnal de bord]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jurnal de bord, data stelara acum cateva zile. Dupa cum probabil ati vazut deja, tov. Edy a binevoit]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Jurnal de bord, data stelara acum cateva zile. Dupa cum probabil ati vazut deja, tov. Edy a binevoit a se prezenta la datorie in Albion. Iata povestea:</p>
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<p><strong>Ziua 1 (Joi):</strong> Tren de navetisti englezi: costume de sute de lire, cate un iPhone si un Blackberry de caciula, un laptop-doua, multe dosare&#8230; Ajung la aeroport, astept, ma uit pe pereti&#8230; Apare Edy! Eu agit ca un disperat pancarda verde pe care am scris cu pixul &#8220;Elbu Dinero&#8221;. &#8220;Nu era nevoie&#8221;, zice Edy. Ne indreptam spre gara Paddington, de unde o sa ne incepem expeditia in Oras. Edy e surprins cand i se cere sa declare ca nu are arme. In fine, ajungem la Catedrala St. Paul, unde urcam &#8216;jdemii de trepte pana in varf (va aduceti aminte filmuletul nostru?); dupa o scurta incursiune (la toaleta) sub catedrala, pornim iar la drum. Obiectivul? Un loc in care sa mancam. In ciuda zecilor de gazilioane de Pret A Manger care ne asteapta cu bratele deschise, ne tot cacaim pana Edy proclama ca intram intr-un restaurant italienesc&#8230; vizavi de British Museum, unde altundeva? Pollo Cacciatore? Neah. Mergem la Muzeu. Ce e piatra asta? Ce e statuia asta? Ce cauta chinezul asta acolo? Nenorocitii de englezi ne cer bani pentru o expozitie care altadata era gratis. Bah, humbug. Macar ne alegem cu niste instrumente muzicale de la magazinul pentru copii. Fugim catre metrou, ca vrem sa ajungem si la Parlament. E insa noapte, ne incurcam, si nici nu putem face poze mai cu mot. Hopa! Mai avem doar juma&#8217; de ora sa ajungem la gara pentru trenul de 18:30! Dar metroul nu tine cu noi&#8230; Incurcaturile ne preseaza sa luam trenul de 19:00, unde abia daca gasim un loc sa ne asezam (iar Edy trebuie sa parcurga tot trenul in cautarea bagajului sau). Trecem pe langa Bath, dar degeaba, ca e bezna. Bristol, in sfarsit! Edy isi ia in primire hotelul, apoi face o prima incursiune intr-un Tesco. Edy isi despacheteaza bagajul, eu astept jumatate de ora autobuzul si cu asta, ziua se incheie&#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>Ziua 2 (Vineri):</strong> Dis-de-dimineata, il iau pe Edy la curs. Planul nostru de a sta in spate, sa nu fim (adica sa nu fie) observati intampina o problema: jumatate din studenti nu au catadicsit sa vina. Stam in fata. Proful Eric nu e amuzant ca de obicei, Edy vede o gramada de &#8220;tocilari&#8221;, aflam cum sa rapesti un pinguin de la zoo. Curs scurt, mergem sa mancam. Panini! O vizita la Forbidden Planet, apoi la caminul meu, unde vedem South Park. Edy nu e impresionat de cimitir. La muzeu&#8230; la muzeu. Un latte la Starbucks, Banksy la Fopp, Lacoste la FootLocker. Mama, ce mult am mers! Hai sa mancam ceva &#8211; Pizza Hut vrea Edy. La ora 18:00, mergem la festivalul de scurtmetraje, ca e seara romaneasca, ce naiba! Filme romanesti &#8211; plictisitoare, deprimante, pe alocuri ciudate. Trebuie sa limpezim cu ceva, si ce poate fi mai bun decat mini golf? Edy 51 &#8211; Mihai 61. Sunt penibil, stiu. Hm, Jack White a facut 38 pe traseul asta, impresionant. Astept iar juma&#8217; de ora autobuzul. S-a terminat si ziua asta.</p>
<p><a href="http://2189km.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vineri-10.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-295" title="Vineri-10" src="http://2189km.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vineri-10.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Ziua 3 (Sambata): </strong>Iar panini la micul dejun. Pe ploaie si vant, cu crengile la pamant, ne plimbam prin port. Corabii, pirati de bronz, lebede, dar nici urma de Banksy. Pacat. Edy vrea la film &#8211; la &#8220;A Christmas Carol 3D&#8221;, mai exact. Ajungem la mall, ne facem loc printre <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">fetele batute in cap</span> fanii Twilight si intram la cinema &#8211; asta daca nimereste Edy usa. Pentru el, e primul film 3D. Pentru mine, e o ocazie buna sa trag un pui de somn &#8211; dar numai 10 minute. Altfel, mie mi se pare meh filmul. Care parte din acest film pentru copii v-a placut cel mai mult? Partea cand Moartea il trage intr-un cosciug in iad sau partea cu fantomele torturate in plina strada? Apoi shopping. Ce ti-ai luat, Edy? Pulover, camasa, manusi&#8230; am uitat ceva? Masa la Bella Italia (iar cu mancarea italieneasca???), unde mi-a placut sosul alb, recunosc. Ne mai prostim un pic, ne mai uitam la TV (Simpsons! Futurama! Iar Simpsons! Iar Futurama!). Astept jumatate de ora autobuzul. Ajuns acasa, iau o decizie critica: nu mai mergem la Cardiff sa votam. Motive? Consulatul e la mama naibii de Cardiff, trenurile circula aiurea din cauza inundatiilor si, pana la urma nu merita atata efort, atata timp, atatia bani. Un vot in minus pentru Antonescu, unul in minus pentru Oprescu (chiar asa, Edy? chiar asa?) Cortina cade peste a treia zi.</p>
<p><a href="http://2189km.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sambata-35.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-296" title="Sambata-35" src="http://2189km.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sambata-35.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Ziua 4 (Duminica):</strong> Marea evadare! Mergem cu trenul in orasul pe care Edy il confunda mereu cu un supermarket. Frig de dardai, vant puternic, coafura rezista, dar englezii sunt in tricou cu maneca scurta. &#8220;Ce i-as bate!&#8221;, remarca Edy. Observ ca pe camp sunt oi tunse. &#8220;Aici, chiar si oile stau in tricou.&#8221;, zice Edy. True dat. La Salisbury, ne intalnim cu Vlad si Drago. Cautam cabluri, cautam harti, ne caram cu masina lui Vlad (care, in mod ciudat, nu e cea cu numarul de inmatriculare T52 SUG), parcata depaaaaarte rau. &#8220;Puneti-va centurile!&#8221; Cum sa desfacem cutia de la cablul de jack? Bricheta? Nu, bre, pixul, uite cine are idei! Ajungem la Stonehenge. Ce, astia cer bani? Ne luam bilete de studenti (mai putin Vlad <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />  ), halim sandvisuri (ca altceva nu au aia de la S&#8217;henge de mancare), trecem pe sub autostrada si ajungem la pietre. Eu cu laptopul, Drago cu mosul cu cocosul rosu, pe scurt, fiecare cu ce il doare. Am terminat aici, hai sa ne intoarcem in oras &#8211; pe o coloana sonora romaneasca, evident. In Salisbury, nu apucam un 2012, dar apucam cate o cafea la Costa. Mergem la gara, ne despartim de Vlad si Drago si ne caram spre Bristol. La sosire, aflam rezultatele alegerilor. Brusc Willis. Mergem pe straduta cu restaurante si ne oprim la&#8230; unul italienesc, deloc surprinzator. Apoi&#8230; astept autobuzul o jumatate de ora, hai, ca v-ati obsinuit. Cortina.</p>
<p><a href="http://2189km.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/duminica-29.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-297" title="Duminica-29" src="http://2189km.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/duminica-29.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Ziua 5 (Luni):</strong> Eu am patru ore de curs. Edy are panini si Fopp. Ne urcam in autobuzul supraetajat si ne indreptam spre mallul de la Cribbs Causeway. Urias, dar cam naspa. Ne intoarcem, iar eu adorm in mod penibil. In centru, alegem sa mergem la Pizza Hut (deja va plictisim), unde desenam harti si dormim pe noi (adica eu). Un pic de shopping de final pentru Edy, o turta dulce de la romanca din Germania (&#8220;I want two of those&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;What? Doua?&#8221; &#8220;Da, doua!&#8221;), un pic de quiztime la TV, apoi&#8230; Nu, nu mai astept autobuzul, urc dealul pe jos. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' />  Cortina se lasa din nou.</p>
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<p><strong>Ziua 6 (Marti): </strong>Treziti dis-de-dimineata, ne grabim spre gara. Cautam bilete, cautam pungi, cautam ursuleti. La 8, Edy trece de poarta. Pa pa, Edy! See you soon! (mai departe, ar trebui sa va povesteasca el)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Stonehenge Eclipse Info]]></title>
<link>http://stonehengecollector.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/stonehenge-eclipse-info/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://stonehengecollector.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/stonehenge-eclipse-info/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you have not noticed yet, I have begun Tweeting daily about Solar Eclipse&#8217;s viewable from S]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>If you have not noticed yet, I have begun Tweeting daily about Solar Eclipse&#8217;s viewable from Stonehenge (providing there was clear sky at the time) I am working in a 5,000 year range from 1999BC to 3000AD and have found that on most days I have 3 to 5 eclipses dates to choose from both past and future. But Alas there are a very few days like yesterday November 23 when there never has and never will be an Eclipse occuring in the 5,000 year window. These eclipseless days are very rare indeed.</p>
<p>This is my first attempt to post to wordpress from an email, we will see how it goes.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[CpR #2 - Ler pra quê? E QUE PORRA É ESSA?]]></title>
<link>http://cafecomritalina.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/cpr-2-ler-pra-que-e-que-porra-e-essa/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lino</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cafecomritalina.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/cpr-2-ler-pra-que-e-que-porra-e-essa/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oi de novo! Calma que vocês ainda me verão e muito essa semana. E hoje, tenho o prazer de apresentar]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong><em>Oi de novo!<br />
Calma que vocês ainda me verão e muito essa semana.<br />
E hoje, tenho o prazer de apresentar a vocês, Irish Wolf e sua resenha de um otimo livro.</p>
<p>Será que vou perder a minha coluna para ele????</p>
<p>Bjos</p>
<p>Eve FOWL (fã de um irlandês mafioso U.U)</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>Stonehenge &#8211; Bernard Cornweel</strong></p>
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Em primeiro lugar, eu sei poderia falar da trilogia do rei do inverno ou das crônicas Saxônicas que são historias ótimas do AUTOR (esse cara é foda, Tolkien e C.S Lewis não estão mais sozinhos em minha prateleira). Mas resolvi falar dessa em si porque foi um livro que eu comprei com medo, <del datetime="2009-11-24T00:18:58+00:00">quase dormi no começo</del>, mas depois não parei mais de ler, <del datetime="2009-11-24T00:18:58+00:00">e tava quase pensando em jogar o livro na cabeça da vendedora</del> u-u.<br />
Aproveitando-se da falta de informações precisas e com total liberdade (pra encher lingüiça) pra reinventar a historia, Cornwell <del datetime="2009-11-24T00:18:58+00:00">e ganhar mais dinheiro</del>, só que ele tava de saco cheio de invasões vikings. </p>
<p><div id="attachment_2000" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://cafecomritalina.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ouro.jpg"><img src="http://cafecomritalina.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ouro.jpg?w=300" alt="" title="ouro" width="300" height="191" class="size-medium wp-image-2000" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ouro, ouro meu ouro @-@, sai daqui moleque é meu u-u</p></div>
<p>Tudo começa quando em um dia de verão quando um forasteiro invade as fronteiras de Rhatharryn carregando uma vultosa quantia de ouro. Esse ouro ira alimentar a discórdia entre uma tribo, sendo considerado maldito por uns e uma dádiva dos deuses por outros, mas ele realmente ira selar o destino de três irmãos cada um com sua própria ambição, Lengar que visa usar o ouro pra conseguir aumentar o poderio de sua tribo e conseqüentemente se tornar líder. Camabam, o aleijado, paria da tribo que se torna um feiticeiro e visionário temido por todos, sonha em construir um templo maior que qualquer outro para consolidar o poder da tribo e de seu Deus, só que o vadio vai deixar todo o esforço com Saban <del>saco de pancada</del> irmão mais novo dos dois, um homem de paz que só deseja se tornar um bom líder para sua tribo, </p>
<p>Você tem a obrigação de ler esse livro porque <del>eu vou te encher de pancada caso você venha de mimimi padrão de noob</del>:</p>
<p>•	Cornwell hoje em dia é um dos mais consagrados escritores britânicos da atualidade, têm obras traduzidas pra 16 idiomas.<br />
•	Ser o cara que reescreveu rei Arthur. Sobre um ponto de vista mais histórico, usando alguns elementos de fantasia, mas mesmo assim sempre buscando aproximar a historia da realidade. Por esse mesmo motivo apesar de Stonehenge ser ficção em quase 90% ele buscou registros arqueológicos que pudessem ajudar ele a manter um resquício de fidelidade a historia<br />
•	 Ele sabe mesclar coincidência com magia, você nunca sabe se os feiticeiros são espertalhões ou realmente possuem poderes mágicos.</p>
<p>Eu de certo modo sou a favor da pirataria, infelizmente o preço de livros e CDS são abusivos então se você não tem grana pra gastar nesse livro usa o google e seja feliz, caso contrario de uma busca na livraria A ou B. Garanto que você não se arrependerá.</p>
<p>Um abraço do Lobo Irlandês.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Km 54: Atlasul Eduardian]]></title>
<link>http://2189km.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/km-54-atlasul-eduardian/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2189km</dc:creator>
<guid>http://2189km.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/km-54-atlasul-eduardian/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Muzica si Versurile: Edy Ilustratii si hartie din caiet: Subsemnatul Anglia dupa Edy Londra lui Edy ]]></description>
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<p><em>Ilustratii si hartie din caiet: Subsemnatul</em></p>
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<p><em>Harti realizate in timp ce asteptam sa ne vina cheesecakeul.</em></p>
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<link>http://eyoki.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/salisbury-and-stonehenge-touch-and-see/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eyoki</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eyoki.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/salisbury-and-stonehenge-touch-and-see/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I spent the weekend visiting Salisbury with a friend. The trip wasn’t supposed to be quite so Salisb]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I spent the weekend visiting Salisbury with a friend. The trip wasn’t supposed to be quite so Salisbury-centric, but the weather and the tail end of a cold put paid to our original plans to go walking each day; and in the end all we managed was a five mile excursion round the barrows near Stonehenge.</p>
<p>Stonehenge i’ll come back to: i’d like to start at the beginning with <a href="http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/" target="_blank">Salisbury Cathedral</a>. I have never thought of myself as the kind of person who enjoys visiting churches – or great buildings of any kind. Architecture is something i prefer to enjoy without analysis and formal gardens generally leave me cold. If i’m honest it was mainly the thought that the Cathedral would be drier – and maybe a bit warmer – than the streets and the hope that it’d have a bookshop that made me suggest to D that we visit it.</p>
<p>On arrival though it was love at first sight. Truly. It was a response that startled me and began even before we entered inside. The Cathedral has… an atmosphere… an ambience… that special something you can’t put into words without gushing or sounding like a ‘psychic’. Was it the proportions? The impression of simplicity? The setting? I don’t know but it had me hooked.</p>
<p>Inside my mood faltered momentarily in the face of a coachload of rude French tourists but was soon restored by the beautiful stained glass windows: blue and red; the light coming through the dark grilles; and the old wooden carvings. I lit three candles to departed loved ones in a side chapel – how rarely i have the chance to do this these days; i watched the workings of the mediaeval clock and i felt strangely touched by the sight of the crumbling 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup> Century tombs. These were the kind decorated with a figure of a knight, apparently asleep. Some of them had been severely damaged: one was missing his nose, another his sword. We wondered if this had occurred during the Dissolution or if it had been inflicted by puritans during the Civil War.</p>
<p>What i loved more than anything was that you could touch as well as look. The lack of (refusal to grant) this is what frustrates me about art museums. What is the point of sculpture you can’t touch? I remember going to the Tate Britain just because they had a sculpture by <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/henrymoore/default.shtm" target="_blank">Henry Moore </a>which i was crazy about. I was frustrated beyond words by the fact that, though i could walk round it and look at it from nearly every possible angle, i could never run my hands over the statue&#8217;s stone curves.</p>
<p>What a contrast with Salisbury Cathedral. There was a sculpture on display called the Thornflower*, the work of an artist called Charlotte Mayer. Viewed, this wasn’t anything particularly special to tell the truth, but touched it was a miracle: the abrasion of the thorns contrasting the smoothness of the leaves. Pain and Suffering, pleasure and comfort, beneath your fingers. Even D, who’s a much more practical type of person than me, was affected by it and we both agreed it was the standout experience of the visit.</p>
<p>On to <a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.16465" target="_blank">Stonehenge</a>, which we visited on the Saturday morning – the only time it stopped raining all weekend for more than a few minutes or so! With Stonehenge you’re back to an art museum type of experience &#8211; albeit in the open air. You can walk around the Stones, following a path that’s been laid out; but you can’t approach them and definitely can’t touch them. I can understand this: the henge is 5,000 years old and even the most recently arrived stones are 3,000 years old. Nobody’s going to build another one. Yet out of reach Stonehenge feels like an image of itself rather than the thing itself. Awestruck and disappointed all at the same time i took photo after photo, trying to make contact with it via the camera; then i went inside and bought books, postcards, even a fridge magnet. Still, i came away feeling that i hadn’t quite been there.</p>
<p><em>*&#8221;A bronze and steel sculpture which grew out of the artist’s reflections on the death of her grandmother in Treblinka and ‘man’s inhumanity to man at other times’&#8221; according to <a href="http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&#38;id=3870" target="_blank">an article in Inspire magazine</a>.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ein langes Wochendende in Oxford, Stonehenge und London: Über Harry Potter, süchtig machende Fleischpasteten und jede Menge Bibliotheken]]></title>
<link>http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/ein-langes-wochendende-in-oxford-stonehenge-und-london-uber-harry-potter-suchtig-machende-fleischpasteten-und-jede-menge-bibliotheken/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sebastianwilke</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/ein-langes-wochendende-in-oxford-stonehenge-und-london-uber-harry-potter-suchtig-machende-fleischpasteten-und-jede-menge-bibliotheken/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Am vergangenen Wochenende hatte ich die schöne Gelegenheit, eine Freundin in Oxford zu besuchen. Obw]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Am vergangenen Wochenende hatte ich die schöne Gelegenheit, eine Freundin in Oxford zu besuchen. Obwohl sich das Wetter mit viel Regen leider eher von seiner typisch britischen Seite zeigte, habe ich doch eine Menge Sightseeing gemacht und dabei auch die ein oder andere Bibliothek besucht. Am Sonntag und Montag war noch Zeit für Tagesausflüge nach Stonehenge und London. Von dem ganzen Touristenprogramm mal abgesehen hat mich auch das Essen ziemlich begeistert, aber dazu später mehr&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>Oxford &#8211; &#8220;a bookish kind of place&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Bei dem Namen &#8220;Oxford&#8221; denken die meisten wahrscheinlich als erstes an die weltbekannte Universität dort und an die Rivalität dieser zur University of Cambridge. Wenn man in Oxford unterwegs ist, merkt man alleine durch das Stadtbild tatsächlich an allen Ecken und Enden, dass man sich in einer Universitätsstadt aufhält: Denn Studieren in Oxford heißt nicht nur, an der <a href="http://www.ox.ac.uk/">University of Oxford</a> eingeschrieben zu sein, sondern gleichzeitig Mitglied an einem von insgesamt <a href="http://www.ox.ac.uk/colleges/index.html">38 Colleges</a> zu werden, die sich alle über die Stadt verteilen. Da diese Colleges in der Regel über sehr viel Geld und eine Jahrhunderte alte Geschichte verfügen, residieren sie in entsprechend prunkvollen Gebäudekomplexen mit eigenen Wohnhäusern, Bibliotheken sowie durch ihren häufig klerikalen Hintergrund auch Kirchen und Klostergängen. Verbunden mit einer starken Tradition und vielen Ritualen aus früheren Zeiten (+ Kleidungskodex, Wappen usw.) mag einem das zwar manchmal als etwas abgehoben erscheinen &#8211; oder wie der <a href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/Primary/Region/EUROPE/Western_Europe/England/PRD_PRD_1913/Great+Britain+Travel+Guide.jsp?bmUID=1258485305358">Lonely Planet</a> an einer Stelle augenzwinkernd kommentiert:</p>
<blockquote><p>Oxford is a conservative, bookish kind of place where intellectual ideals are the common currency and pursuit of excellence the holy grail.</p></blockquote>
<p>Aber auf der anderen Seite macht es auch viel Spaß, diese besondere Umgebung zu erkunden und die Atmosphäre der Colleges auf sich wirken zu lassen. Normalerweise dürfen nur Studenten das Gelände und die Einrichtungen der Colleges betreten. Wenn man jedoch altersmäßig nicht ganz aus dem Rahmen fällt und sich nicht allzu touristisch verhält, kann man durchaus mal einen Blick ins Innere riskieren, ohne gleich vom Pförtner zurückgerufen zu werden&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>Christ Church College &#8211; Auf den Spuren von Harry Potter und Alice im Wunderland</strong></p>
<p>Eines der wohlhabendsten seiner Art ist das <a href="http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/">Christ Church College</a>, dessen riesige Anlage man gegen Eintritt sogar ganz offiziell besuchen kann. ^^ Highlights des Rundgangs sind die Christ Church Cathedral und der Speisesaal des Colleges.</p>
<div id="attachment_1127" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130083.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1127" title="Christ Church Cathedral" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130083.jpg" alt="Christ Church Cathedral" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Christ Church Cathedral</p></div>
<p>Während die Kathedrale als Kirche des Bistums Oxford fungiert und das Zu Hause des berühmten <a href="http://www.chchchoir.org/">Christ Church Cathedral Choir</a> ist, kommen gerade in den letzten Jahren haufenweise Besucher, um sich die Dining Hall des Colleges anzugucken. Auf genau diese geht nämlich der Speisesaal aus Hogwarts in sämtlichen Harry Potter-Filmen zurück&#8230;<!--more--></p>
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<p>Auch der Vorraum des Speisesaals samt Treppenabsatz kam in einigen Szenen zum Einsatz&#8230;</p>
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<p>Übrigens ist die Dining Hall auch noch für eine weitere literarische Figur von großer Bedeutung: Mehrere Details wie eines der Fenster oder die Kaminverzierungen weisen auf Alice im Wunderland hin. Der Autor des Buches, Lewis Carroll alias Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), war lange Zeit als Lehrer am Christ Church College tätig. Da ist es eigentlich kein Wunder, dass man einzelne Anekdoten und Persönlichkeiten aus dem Lehrbetrieb in den Erzählungen um Alice wiederfinden kann&#8230; Selbst die Figur der Alice besitzt mit einer der Töchter des College-Direktors ein reales Vorbild.</p>
<p><strong>The Bodleian Library</strong></p>
<p>Wenn ihr mal in Oxford seid, solltet ihr unbedingt an einer extended library tour durch die <a href="http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/bodley">Bodleian Library</a> teilnehmen. Das kostet zwar stolze 12 Pfund, man bekommt dafür aber eineinhalb Stunden lang sehr interessante Einblicke in die Hauptbibliothek der University of Oxford, welche bibliothekarisch und architektonisch eine der reizvollsten Bibliotheken der Stadt ist. Außerdem hatte es unser tour guide, ein älterer Herr um die 70, erzähl- und unterhaltungstechnisch einfach drauf. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p>Die <a href="http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about/history">Geschichte der Bibliothek</a> geht bis ins 15. Jahrhundert zurück. Davon zeugen noch heute die beiden Herzstücke der Bodleian Library: die Divinity School (ein alter Unterrichtsraum, übrigens ebenso Drehort für Harry Potter^^) und die darüber gelegene Duke Humfrey&#8217;s Library. Als die ursprüngliche Bibliothek aufgrund finanzieller Probleme der Universität schon vor dem Aus stand, kam Sir Thomas Bodleian (1545–1613), ein Alumnus der Uni Oxford, zu Hilfe und kümmerte sich fortan mit Zeit, seiner Privatbibliothek als Starthilfe und immensem Kapital um die Wiederherstellung und Erneuerung der Einrichtung, deren Namen sie ihm daher auch verdankt.</p>
<p>Bodleian war nicht nur ein großzügiger Mäzen, sondern auch ein ausgesprochener Innovator. Er arbeitete zum Beispiel 1610 eine Vereinbarung mit der <a href="http://www.stationers.org/">Stationers’ Company of London</a> aus, wonach die Bodleian Library ein Exemplar sämtlicher dort verzeichneter Publikationen zugesprochen bekam: Somit besitzt die Bodleian Library das <strong>Pflichtexemplarsrecht</strong> unter den momentan sechs festgelegten Bibliotheken Großbritanniens und Irlands am längsten (mehr dazu auch <a href="http://www.b-i-t-online.de/heft/2009-01/nach2.htm">hier</a>). Diese Vereinbarung hatte natürlich weitreichende Folgen für das Wachstum der Bibliotheksbestände. So mussten im Laufe der Zeit immer wieder neue Gebäude angebaut oder ergänzt werden, um dem Platzbedarf für Bücher und Leser gerecht zu werden.</p>
<div id="attachment_1146" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130055b.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1146" title="Old Schools Quadrangle" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130055b.jpg" alt="Old Schools Quadrangle" width="500" height="276" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Old Schools Quadrangle</p></div>
<p>Nur kurz nach Bodleians Tod wurde die Bibliothek zum Beispiel um diesen Bau erweitert. Dass das Old Schools Quadrangle auch als Unterrichtsort benutzt wurde, kann man heute noch an den Anschlägen über den Eingängen erkennen, welche auf die verschiedenen unterrichteten Fächer hinweisen&#8230;</p>
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<p>Einen weiteren wichtigen Zuwachs stellte 1860 die  Radcliffe Library dar, die noch im selben Jahr in <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radcliffe_Camera">Radcliffe Camera</a> umbenannt wurde. John Radcliffe, ein sehr erfolgreicher Arzt seiner Zeit, hatte sich mit diesem spektakulären Rundbau eines von mehreren Denkmälern gesetzt.</p>
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<p>Heutzutage umfassen die Bestände der Bodleian Library mit all ihren Gebäuden und Zweigstellen über 9 Millionen Einheiten. Dabei handelt es sich um reinen Präsenzbestand. Die Standorte des Hauptkomplexes, also zum Beispiel alle bereits erwähnten Gebäude, sind nicht nur auf ebener Erde zu erreichen, sondern auch unterirdisch über ein Tunnelsystem und mehrere Etagen Magazin miteinander verbunden. Dieser Bereich der Bibliothek war natürlich auch Bestandteil der Führung. Irgendwie fühlte ich mich dabei zeitweise an einen anderen Ort <a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/washington-nachlese-library-of-congress-der-gebaudekomplex/">zurückversetzt</a>&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  Auf dem folgenden Foto gehören die Leitungen an der rechten Wand übrigens zum hauseigenen Rohrpostsystem &#8211; für den &#8220;schnellen&#8221; Transport von Bestellzetteln&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1150" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130111.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1150" title="Tunnel" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130111.jpg" alt="Tunnel" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tunnel</p></div>
<p>Im Vergleich zu den Gebäuden der Bibliothek kommt einem der Gang durch die ca. 1910 eingerichteten Magazine unter der Radcliffe Camera wie ein krasser Stilbruch vor. Andererseits ist man fasziniert, weil die stählernen Regalreihen, welche ein gewisses Bahnhofsflair aufkommen lassen, ziemlich ungewöhnlich wirken: Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts gehörten sie zu einem der ersten modernen <strong>Kompaktmagazine</strong> weltweit. Die einzelnen Regale hängen in der Decke und werden per Hand an den kreisförmigen Löchern herausgezogen&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1152" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130108.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1152" title="Kompaktmagazin" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130108.jpg" alt="Kompaktmagazin" width="500" height="666" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">stählernes Kompaktmagazin - leichtes Bahnhofsflair</p></div>
<p>Es stehen auch schon <a href="http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/22919/vision2011.pdf">größere Pläne</a> für die nahe Zukunft an. Wie uns während der Führung erzählt wurde, sollen in den nächsten Jahren mit Hilfe von Sponsorengeldern u. a. Teile des jetzigen Magazins in Freihandbereiche ungewandelt und dabei grundsaniert werden.</p>
<p>Wenn Studierende in Oxford also nach Literatur suchen und in ihren Colleges nicht fündig werden, bleibt ihnen mit der Bodleian Library eine wirklich gute Adresse, welche zumindest landesweit alle Publikationen vorrätig haben sollte. Und man kann sogar sicher sein, dass das gesuchte Buch (zumindest) nicht ausgeliehen ist. Was will man mehr?&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>Kulinarisches</strong></p>
<p>Die Tage in Oxford hatten auch Kulinarisch so einiges zu bieten. Dabei gab es eindeutig zwei Schwerpunkte: 1. deftige, rustikale Küche; 2. eine ausgeprägte Coffeeshoplandschaft mit unglaublich gute Nachspeisen. Doch erst einmal zur wichtigsten Entdeckung meiner Reise: Cornish Pasties. Dabei handelt es sich um eine Blätterteigpastete, gefüllt mit einer gut gewürzten Mischung aus kleingeschnittenen Steaks, Kartoffeln, Steckrüben und Zwiebeln. Also vom Geschmack her eigentlich wie ein guter Kohlrübeneintopf&#8230; als Fastfood in Pastetenform jedenfalls sensationell gut! Verkauft werden die Pasties an vielen Stellen, ich habe sie mir immer beim gut besuchten Stand der <a href="http://www.westcornwallpasty.co.uk/">West Cornwall Pasty Co.</a> geholt.</p>
<div id="attachment_1160" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11301381.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1160" title="West Cornwall Pasty Co." src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11301381.jpg" alt="West Cornwall Pasty Co." width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">West Cornwall Pasty Co.</p></div>
<p>Es gibt dort eine große Auswahl an Füllungen, u.a. Steak &#38; Stilton, Pork &#38; Aple, Cheese &#38; Mushroom oder Wholemeal Vegetable, ich bin aber immer bei der oben beschriebenen Traditional Pasty geblieben.</p>
<div id="attachment_1162" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11301341.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1162" title="Traditional Pasty" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11301341.jpg" alt="Traditional Pasty" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Traditional Pasty</p></div>
<p>Es ist jetzt fünf Tage her seit meiner letzten Pasty&#8230; langsam bekomme ich Entzugserscheinungen&#8230; sollte ich mir Gedanken machen?&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<div id="attachment_1163" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130139.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1163" title="Füllung aus Steak, Kartoffeln, Steckrüben und Zwiebeln" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130139.jpg" alt="Füllung aus Steak, Kartoffeln, Steckrüben und Zwiebeln" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Füllung aus Steak, Kartoffeln, Steckrüben und Zwiebeln</p></div>
<p>Mitten in der Altstadt von Oxford lohnt sich ein Besuch des <a href="http://www.oxford-covered-market.co.uk/">Covered Market</a>, einer großen Markthalle, die komplett im Inneren eines Häuserblocks untergebracht und über mehrere eher unauffällige Eingänge zu erreichen ist. Hat man das Netz aus Marktständen, Feinkostgeschäften, Restaurants und Imbissen einmal betreten, bleiben kaum noch Wünsche offen: Man kann sich einfach treiben lassen und nach Herzenslust rumstöbern &#8211; gerade nach einem anstrengenden Sightseeingprogramm oder bei Regen eine willkommene Abwechslung.</p>
<div id="attachment_1164" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130096.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1164" title="Oxford Covered Market" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130096.jpg" alt="Oxford Covered Market" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Oxford Covered Market</p></div>
<p>In dem Bild ist auf der linken Seite <a href="http://www.benscookies.com/">Ben&#8217;s Cookies</a> zu sehen, wo es ofenwarme Kekse mit flüssiger Schokofüllung und vielem mehr zu kaufen gibt. Ein Stück weiter sollte man bei <a href="http://www.moo-moos.co.uk/">Moo-Moo&#8217;s</a> vorbeischauen: Der Stand im Hello-Kitty-Style bietet einen riesigen Baukasten aus gewöhnlichen bis besonderen Zutaten an, aus denen man sich seinen Wunschmilchshake selber zusammenstellt. Oder man sucht sich einen von mehreren Smoothies aus. Aber auch, wenn man nicht auf der Suche nach süßen Snacks ist, sondern für den Wocheneinkauf hergekommen ist, wird man im Covered Market bestimmt fündig. Soll es zum Beispiel ein ordentliches Stück Geflügel für den nächsten Sonntagsbraten sein? Kein Problem&#8230; ^^</p>
<div id="attachment_1165" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130098.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1165" title="frisches Geflügel gefällig?" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130098.jpg" alt="frisches Geflügel gefällig?" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">frisches Geflügel gefällig?</p></div>
<p>Auch außerhalb der Markthalle lässt es sich ganz gut aushalten, zum Beispiel in einem der unzähligen kleinen Cafés und Coffeeshops, die zusätzlich zu bekannten großen Ketten in den Straßen Oxfords ansässig sind. Diese Orte sind es denn auch, wo man so leckere Sachen wie Apple Crumble, Cheesecake, Scones, Carrot Cake und viele andere mächtige Nachspeisen bekommt. Ein Wort dann doch noch zu einer Kette: Ausgerechnet auf dem Gelände des <a href="http://www.oxfordcastleunlocked.co.uk/">Oxford Castle</a> (Führung lohnt sich übrigens!) stand ich auf einmal vor einer kleinen Filiale von <a href="http://www.krispykreme.com/">Krispy Kreme Doughnuts</a> &#8211; ich wusste gar nicht, dass das amerikanische Unternehmen mittlerweile in Europa zu finden ist.</p>
<div id="attachment_1168" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130152.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1168" title="Krispy Kreme im Oxford Castle" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130152.jpg" alt="Krispy Kreme im Oxford Castle" width="500" height="385" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Krispy Kreme im Oxford Castle</p></div>
<p>Auch nach einem <a href="http://pages.citebite.com/v1x9i4y5d1kky">halben Jahr</a> und zwei weiteren Donuts hat sich meine Meinung nicht geändert &#8211; Krispy Kreme schmeckt immer noch viel besser als Dunkin&#8217; Donuts. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<div id="attachment_1169" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130159.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1169" title="Krispy Kreme - schmecken immer noch besser als Dunkin' Donuts ;)" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130159.jpg" alt="Krispy Kreme - schmecken immer noch besser als Dunkin' Donuts ;)" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Krispy Kreme Doughnuts - schmecken immer noch besser als Dunkin&#39; Donuts</p></div>
<p>Natürlich durften im Laufe des Wochenendes auch die obligatorischen fish &#38; chips nicht fehlen. Außerdem waren wir u. a. noch indisch und chinesisch essen. Wenn ich dauerhaft in Oxford leben würde, würde ich wahrscheinlich rapide zunehmen. Aber ein verlängertes Wochenende hält man ja gerade so noch aus. Umso besser, dass ich so viel unterwegs war, denn der harte Sightseeingalltag verbraucht auch ganz schön Kalorien. ^^</p>
<p><strong>Stonehenge</strong></p>
<p>Eineinhalb Autostunden südwestlich von Oxford entfernt liegt das sagenumwobene <a href="http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/">Stonehenge</a>.  Die Ankunft empfand ich erstmal als etwas surreal: Wenn man wie wir die Straße aus östlicher Richtung nimmt, erscheint der Steinkreis nach einer leichten Steigung der Straße auf einmal im Blickfeld. Man gelangt überraschend nah an den Steinen vorbei zum Parkplatz, wo auch schon viele andere Autos stehen und ganze Busladungen von Touristen abgeladen werden. Dann bezahlt man seinen Eintritt, läuft vorbei an Souvenirshop und Imbissstand, die sich in Baucontainer-ähnlichen Ständen befinden, greift sich noch einen der Audioguides, durchquert die Straßenunterführung&#8230; und nach der reichlich touristischen Eröffnung steht man dann plötzlich vor dem mehrere tausend Jahre alten Steinkreis&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1184" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130200.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1184" title="erster Eindruck: kleiner als erwartet" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130200.jpg" alt="erster Eindruck: kleiner als erwartet" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">erster Eindruck: kleiner als erwartet</p></div>
<p>Auf den ersten Blick wirkte die Steinansammlung kleiner als ich mir sie vorgestellt hatte. Na gut, man hat vielleicht auch eine eher vage Vorstellung von Stonehenge, bevor man den Ort nicht gesehen und sich damit aktiv auseinandergesetzt hat.</p>
<div id="attachment_1187" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11301931.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1187" title="Fotosession" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11301931.jpg" alt="Fotosession" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Fotosession</p></div>
<p>Anfangs will nicht so richtig Atmosphäre aufkommen, weil erstmal alle Anwesenden ihre Kameras zücken und viele Fotos machen. Aber das ist ja auch nur allzu verständlich, ich will uns da nicht ausnehmen. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  &#8211; Zumal der Beginn der abgesteckten Runde um den Steinkreis am nächsten an der Formation vorbeiführt. Doch spätestens, wenn sich der Besucherstrom so langsam verstreut und der Weg mehr Abstand vom Objekt gewinnt, wird einem klar, dass die besondere Atmosphäre von Stonehenge erst durch die Weite der Umgebung richtig wirken kann.</p>
<div id="attachment_1185" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130219.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1185" title="die Weite macht's" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130219.jpg" alt="die Weite macht's" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">die Weite macht&#39;s</p></div>
<p>Denn die Formation als solche wird am besten erst aus einer gewissen Entfernung sichtbar. Außerdem bildet sie in dieser sonst leeren Gegend einen auffälligen Fixpunkt.</p>
<div id="attachment_1188" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130231.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1188" title="Station für den Audioguide" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130231.jpg" alt="Station für den Audioguide" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Station für den Audioguide</p></div>
<p>Am Rande des Weges befinden sich immer wieder Stationen für den Audioguide, die unterschiedliche Aspekte rund um Stonehenge beleuchten. Dabei geht es um den möglichen Zweck des Ortes (kultisch, astronomisch usw.), die genaue Anordnung der Steine, Bautechniken oder auch Mythen, die sich um Stonehenge ranken. So existieren nicht nur Legenden, nach denen der Teufel höchstpersönlich für den Steinkreis verantwortlich ist, sondern auch Verschwörungstheoretiker haben natürlich schon ihre Meinung zum Ursprung der Formation abgegeben, sie sei angeblich das Werk von Außerirdischen (die Kornkreise lassen grüßen^^).</p>
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<p>Der Ort ist auf jeden Fall sehenswert. Wenn man genügend Zeit mitbringt, geht man nach dem Umrunden des Steinkreises vielleicht noch auf Erkundungstour: Es gibt nämlich in der weiteren Umgebung noch andere Relikte aus alter Zeit, die allerdings nicht immer so einfach zu erkennen sein sollen. Ein Blick auf das <a href="http://maps.google.de/maps/ms?oe=utf-8&#38;client=firefox-a&#38;ie=UTF8&#38;hq=&#38;hnear=Stonehenge,+Amesbury,+Salisbury,+Wiltshire,+Vereinigtes+K%C3%B6nigreich&#38;gl=de&#38;ei=nJsFS6XjAc-PsAb3nsm1Cg&#38;ved=0CAwQ8gEwAA&#38;t=h&#38;hl=de&#38;msa=0&#38;msid=114414985463763663072.000478a44d07b51b23d78&#38;ll=51.178751,-1.821241&#38;spn=0.038203,0.106001&#38;z=14">Satellitenbild</a> verschafft einem einen gewissen Eindruck von der Anlage. Doch da das Wetter an diesem Tag ausnahmsweise richtig schön war, haben wir uns am frühen Nachmittag wieder auf den Weg nach Oxford gemacht, damit ich die Altstadt an meinem letzten Abend auch mal mit untergehender Sonne genießen konnte. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>London &#8211; zwei außergewöhnliche Bibliotheken auf der Durchfahrt<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Am Abreisetag ging es für mich mit dem Bus nicht sofort zum Flughafen (London-Stansted), sondern erstmal nach London, wo ich noch einen halben Tag Zeit für Sightseeing zur Verfügung hatte. Da ich bei meinem ersten kurzen Besuch der Stadt an der Themse vor sechs Jahren noch nicht einmal wusste, dass ich irgendwann einmal Bibliothekswissenschaft studieren würde, standen damals verständlicherweise noch andere Sehenswürdigkeiten auf dem Programm. Doch mittlerweile sah die Sachlage ja anders aus, so dass ich bei zwei sehr interessanten Bibliothekstandorten vorbeischauen konnte. Dabei hatte ich jedoch nicht sehr viel Zeit, weshalb ich mich im Folgenden jeweils nur auf einige Aspekte beschränke, die mir bei meinen Besuchen aufgefallen sind.</p>
<p><strong>The British Library &#8211; The world&#8217;s knowledge</strong></p>
<p>Von Außen macht das Haupthaus der <a href="http://www.bl.uk/">British Library</a> nicht gerade den Eindruck, als ob man vor einer Nationalbibliothek stünde. Man würde hinter der modernen Fassade des 1998 eröffneten Gebäudes vielleicht eher ein Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst oder gänzlich anderes vermuten&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1193" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130272.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1193" title="ungewöhnliches Erscheinungsbild" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130272.jpg" alt="ungewöhnliches Erscheinungsbild" width="500" height="277" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">ungewöhnliches Erscheinungsbild</p></div>
<p>Auch durch das Foyer zieht sich das robuste Design mit einfachen Formen und dem etwas kühlen Backstein fort&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1194" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130293.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1194" title="Foyer" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130293.jpg" alt="Foyer" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Foyer</p></div>
<p>Doch weiter hinten geht die Eingangshalle in einen weitaus gemütlicheren Bereich mit vielen allgemeinen Arbeitsplätzen auf mehreren Etagen über&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1198" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130296.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1198" title="allgemeine Arbeitsplätze" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130296.jpg" alt="allgemeine Arbeitsplätze" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">allgemeine Arbeitsplätze</p></div>
<p>Besonders gefallen haben mir die Möbel, auf denen man scheinbar alles von Laptop bis Kaffee abstellen kann, ohne dass der Sitzkomfort irgendwie beeinträchtigt würde&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1199" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130300.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1199" title="Sitzkomfort ohne Platzprobleme" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130300.jpg" alt="Sitzkomfort ohne Platzprobleme" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sitzkomfort ohne Platzprobleme</p></div>
<p>Habe ich eben von Kaffee gesprochen &#8211; in der Bibliothek?! Ganz genau: Hinter dem <a href="http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/images/earlyprint/large14586.html">King&#8217;s Library Tower</a>, dem architektonischen Herzstück des Raums, wartet nämlich ein großes Café auf die Leser&#8230; sehr sympathisch, finde ich&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1200" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130314.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1200" title="Café in der British Library" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130314.jpg" alt="Café in der British Library" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Café in der British Library</p></div>
<p>Doch nach dem äußeren Erscheinungsbild jetzt noch ein bisschen Inhalt: Die British Library ist neben der <a href="http://www.loc.gov/index.html">Library of Congress</a> sicherlich eine der bekanntestesten und bedeutendsten Nationalbibliotheken weltweit. Dementsprechend prestigeträchtig ist ihre Sammlung. Die Highlights daraus sind besucherfreundlich in der Dauerausstellung <a href="http://www.bl.uk/whatson/permgall/treasures/index.html">Treasures of the British Library</a> präsentiert. So erhält man bei einem Rundgang durch die abgedunkelten Räume Einblicke in besonders wertvolle Exponate verschiedenster Themenbereiche wie den Codex Sinaiticus, die Magna Carta, zwei <a href="http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/homepage.html">Gutenberg-Bibeln</a>, aber auch Autografe von Leonardo da Vinci, Jane Austen und Georg Friedrich Händel bis hin zu Songtexten von den Beatles. Was in diesen Vitrinen wohl für ein Geldwert schlummert? <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  &#8230; wahrscheinlich kaum zu beziffern.</p>
<div id="attachment_1192" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130266.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1192" title="The British Library - The world's knowledge" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130266.jpg" alt="The British Library - The world's knowledge" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The British Library - The world&#39;s knowledge</p></div>
<p>Neben den <a href="http://www.bl.uk/whatson/permgall/index.html">dauerhaften</a> gibt es auch wechselnde Ausstellungen im Angebot, momentan zum Beispiel die beiden wirklich ansprechend konzipierten <a href="http://www.bl.uk/pointsofview/">Points of View &#8211; Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs</a> und <a href="http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/tseliot/tseliot.html">In a Bloomsbury Square: T.S. Eliot the Publisher</a>. Man kann also alleine auf diesem Gebiet wirklich viel in der British Library entdecken. Und sollte es einem irgendwann einmal zu viel werden, holt man sich einfach einen großen Latte Macchiato und lässt es sich im Café bei guter Aussicht auf das Bibliotheksgeschehen gut gehen&#8230; ^^</p>
<p><strong>Idea Stores &#8211; Library Learning Information</strong></p>
<p>Die sogenannten <a href="http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/home">Idea Stores</a> existieren erst seit wenigen Jahren: Der erste Store wurde 2002 eröffnet, mittlerweile gibt es vier Einrichtungen dieser Art. Grundidee des vor rund 10 Jahren vorgelegten <a href="http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/articles/information_the_idea_story">Konzepts</a> war es, traditionelle Bibliotheksdienstleistungen aufzugreifen sowie zu modernisieren (&#8220;library renewal&#8221;) und diese mit lebenslangem Lernen (&#8220;lifelong learning&#8221;) und einer ausgeprägten Arbeit in den lokalen Communities (&#8220;community renewal&#8221;) zu verbinden. Im <a href="http://www.ideastore.co.uk/public/documents/PDF/A_Library_and_Lifelong_Learning_Development_Strategy_for_Tower_Hamlets.pdf">Strategiepapier</a> liest sich das so:<strong><br />
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<blockquote><p>The Idea Store proposals are designed to draw all three themes together in a way that captures the best traditions of the library movement and the education sector but presents them in an exciting way, one that draws in new users and retains existing users. The Idea Stores will also be located in a different way – at the heart of our neighbourhood shopping centres, near or beside supermarkets wherever possible. We want a visit to the library and lifelong learning centres to become a regular part of people’s lives – to act as a focus as well as a resource for the whole community. The Idea Stores will engage people our current facilities don’t reach.</p></blockquote>
<p>Damit erinnert mich das Konzept übrigens sehr an die Erfahrungen, die ich in diversen <a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/new-york-spatlese-weitere-bibliotheken/">Public Libraries in New York</a>, vor allem in Queens gemacht habe, wo ebenfalls ein besonderer Akzent auf die Communityarbeit und ein starkes Fortbildungsangebot gesetzt wird. Doch was die Idea Stores angeht, spielt in der Tat die Präsentation eine ganz besondere Rolle, wie ich bei meinem kurzen Besuch der großen Filiale <a href="http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/articles/libraries_your_local_idea_store_library_idea_store_whitechapel">Whitechapel</a> selbst erleben konnte.</p>
<div id="attachment_1209" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11303381.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1209" title="Idea Store Whitechapel" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11303381.jpg" alt="Idea Store Whitechapel" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Idea Store Whitechapel</p></div>
<p>Das markante Gebäude steht nicht für sich alleine, sondern ist in einer wirklich stark frequentierten Gegend erbaut worden. Nicht nur befindet sich direkt hinter dem Idea Store eine riesige <a href="http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/index.jsp">Sainsbury&#8217;s</a>-Filiale, auch vor dem Gebäude waren zumindest am letzten Montag richtig viele Leute unterwegs: Die gesamte Whitechapel Road war nämlich mit Ständen eines Wochenmarkts gepflastert.</p>
<div id="attachment_1212" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130332.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1212" title="Wochenmarkt geht direkt am Idea Store vorbei" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130332.jpg" alt="Wochenmarkt geht direkt am Idea Store vorbei" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Wochenmarkt geht direkt am Idea Store vorbei</p></div>
<p>Im Gebäude angekommen, dominieren freundliche Farben und ein frisches Design. Hier sehr ihr zum Beispiel das Regal mit den Neuerscheinungen im Eingangsbereich des Idea Stores&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1213" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130327.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1213" title="ansprechende Präsentation" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130327.jpg" alt="ansprechende Präsentation" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Neuerscheinungen im Eingangsbereich</p></div>
<p>Überall gibt es Sessel und andere bequeme Sitzgelegenheiten, so dass man sich dort wirklich gerne aufhalten möchte. Die <a href="http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/articles/idea_store_whitechapel_floor_guide">fünf Etagen</a> sind dementsprechend gut besucht. Darüber hinaus fallen immer wieder Details in der Präsentation auf, welche denke ich zur innovativ-verspielten Grundatmosphäre im Idea Store beitragen sollen. Zum Beispiel kommt man in der Nähe der Ausleihtheke an den Quick Picks vorbei&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1214" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130329.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1214" title="Quick picks" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130329.jpg" alt="Quick picks" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Quick picks</p></div>
<p>An anderer Stelle wird einem ausgesuchte Literatur zu Themenschwerpunkten in der Rubrik &#8220;Idea choice&#8221; vorgeschlagen&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1215" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130325.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1215" title="Idea choice" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130325.jpg" alt="Idea choice" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Idea choice</p></div>
<p>Weitere Fotos zum Haus gibt es übrigens <a href="http://www.designinglibraries.org.uk/view/index.php?id=4430f671eddcc&#38;PHPSESSID=63a4dc06022438f1ea7cec2cf07c841c">hier</a>. Nebenbei bemerkt würde mich mal interessieren, ob der Name &#8220;Idea Store&#8221; auch bei den Nutzern der Einrichtung im aktiven Sprachgebrauch angekommen ist und wie hoch der Anteil der Leute ist, die trotzdem von der &#8220;library&#8221; um die Ecke sprechen. Der Begriff &#8220;library&#8221; taucht zwar auf der Webseite der Idea Stores auf, vor Ort habe ich ihn aber an keiner Stelle erwähnt gesehen.</p>
<div id="attachment_1217" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11303341.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1217" title="idea store ohne &#34;library&#34;" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p11303341.jpg" alt="idea store ohne &#34;library&#34;" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">idea store ohne &#34;library&#34;</p></div>
<p>Dass die vielen Gruppenarbeitsräume auf den verschiedenen Stockwerken häufig benutzt werden, kann man sich bei einem Blick auf das <a href="http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/articles/libraries_idea_store_whitechapel_courses_november_december">Kursangebot</a> des Idea Stores wirklich gut vorstellen. Falls man auf der Suche nach einem Kurs zu einem speziellen Thema ist, hilft auch die sogenannte <a href="http://www.learningladder.co.uk/">Learning Ladder</a> weiter, die sämtliche Veranstaltungen an allen Standorten auflistet. Allerdings zeigten dabei einige Stichproben, dass viele der Kurse kostenpflichtig sind und nur einige ohne Teilnahmegebühr auskommen, wie man es eigentlich erwarten würde. Zusätzlich zu diesen eher volkshochschulartigen Kursen bieten die einzelnen Idea Stores aber noch eine ganze Reihe von Veranstaltungen an, die sich eher mit ihren Beständen auseinandersetzen und scheinbar auch durchweg kostenfrei sind. So gehören zu den <a href="http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/articles/libraries_your_local_idea_store_library_idea_store_whitechapel_activities_and_events">regelmäßigen Events</a> in der Filiale Whitechapel u. a. Film- und Buchklubs, Videospielsessions, aber auch politische Diskussionen und Jobtrainings.</p>
<p>Insgesamt fand ich das Konzept in der Kürze der Zeit sehr anregend. Ist mal ein ganz anderer Ansatz mit der neuen Verpackung der &#8220;Idea Stores&#8221;. Ich hätte gerne noch einen Blick in die anderen Filialen geworfen, aber das muss ich mir fürs nächste Mal aufheben&#8230;</p>
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<div id="attachment_1220" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><a href="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130365.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1220" title="Big Ben" src="http://sebastianwilke.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/p1130365.jpg" alt="Big Ben" width="350" height="466" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Big Ben</p></div>
<p>Nach den beiden Bibliotheksbesuchen blieb noch ein bisschen Zeit, um an der Themse, Big Ben und Westminster Abbey entlangzuspazieren. Dann ging es auch schon zurück zur Victoria Station. Doch bevor mein Bus Richtung Flughafen abfuhr, habe ich mir zum Abschied &#8211; was sonst &#8211; noch eine extra große Cornish Pasty gegönnt. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  Was für ein schönes Wochenende!</p>
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<description><![CDATA[We arrived sometime in the after noon at London’s Heathrow airport on the second of October.  We pic]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>We arrived sometime in the after noon at London’s Heathrow airport on the second of October.  We picked up our car and headed across town to find our accommodations.  After settling in we set out on foot to explore the city.  London is a great town with so much to see and do, and the metro system (The Tube) is easy to use, so easy if fact we left our car parked the entire time (3 days) we were in London.  First stop was the Westminster area, which has the Parliament houses, Big Ben, the London Eye and tops on my list, Westminster Abbey.  We visited this area several times both during the day and at night where the feel is distinctly different.  The Abbey is spectacular, and we were able to catch a service there as well, in which the quire and organist played out an ominous tune reminiscent of a Halloween haunting.   We also rode the London Eye (a big Farris wheel, once claimed to be the biggest in the world, now second to the Singapore Flier) to gain perspective on this city of over seven million people.  We also visited other parts of the city like Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus, a bustling shopping district with a carnival like vibe.  We also paid a visit to the Tower of London and the famous Tower Bridge, to whet our appetite for many more castles to come.</p>
<p> <a href="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-549.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-155" title="London Eye" src="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-549.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>Before we get to the castles part of England, we needed to drive south to see that funky pile of rocks called Stonehenge.  The tour books belittle the arrangement of rocks as hardly worth seeing, due to its close proximity to major freeways.  It is true that there are a juncture of roads converging on this sight, but major roads they are not.  The English Heritage (a government conservatory) is so worried about the bad press, that they have plans of relocating the roads and tunneling around the site where necessary to protect the solitude of the site.  Funny thing is that the roads are not that big (single lane each way) and not busy enough to warrant such drastic measures (If they do move them, hats off).  The place by far exceeds the expectations painted by Lonely Planet, and that of our own, and falls in the must see category for those who have not been.  While we were in the area we spent some time in Salisbury and took in the magnificent Salisbury Cathedral.</p>
<p> <a href="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1003.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-156" title="Nika and Noah contimplating Stonehenge" src="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1003.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>Much to my family’s dismay (and embarrassment), I am a huge Jane Austen fan, and that led us straight to Bath, England.  Bath is the setting of several of her novels, and so vividly described within, that I needed to see for myself.  We dedicated two days to the exploration of her town, including the famous bathhouses that date back to the Romans in 72ad (the Romans built these lavish bath houses as a gesture of kindness for taking over the country).  The baths are still fed by a natural hot spring, and make for a great photo op.  We also visited the Royal Crescent, Bath Abbey and walked the streets, alleys, and riverbanks to experience the fullness of this city.  The Jane Austen House was however closed as we passed by on that rainy evening, leaving happy smiles on my children’s dampened faces.  As a side note, I don’t like Shakespeare’s works, and so a trip to Stratford upon Avon would prove superfluous, but the castles of Wales were calling.</p>
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<p>Ah the welsh and their Celtic charm.  Our first stop in Wales was Cardiff, a wonderful seaside town with tons of stuff to explore.  The hotel reception staff was a wonderful wealth of knowledge, and directed us to some fabulous sights.  One of the little surprises in Cardiff was a small village of period buildings and houses, all painstakingly disassembled moved and reassembled to their original glory in this mock village of the ages.  Each street represented a different time period in history.  On site were blacksmiths, shopkeepers, a leather tannery, Pottery spinners and other rural village displays for a unique look back in time.  Along side this village was a small Castle, a 17<sup>th</sup> century remake of an earlier fortification that once stood there.  The gardens and ponds were spectacular but the castle structure was a little on the uninspiring side.  Later on we</p>
<p>Found our way to the Cardiff Castle, which was absolutely fantastic.  Walking the grounds, one gets the feeling of days gone past.  Climbing the steep stone steps to the upper most reaches of the keep provides an unrivaled view of the surrounding city and the port, which made Cardiff worth fighting for. </p>
<p> <a href="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1378.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-158" title="Exploring Cardiff Castle" src="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1378.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><a href="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-963.jpg"></a></p>
<p>We were still craving more castles and Wales has no shortage.  For good measures we wandered thru in Tintern Abbey, before heading north to see Beaumaris Castle and Conwy Castle.  Both of these were spectacular and in partial ruins, which made them all the more interesting to explore.  We visited several other castles along the way and found our way to the shops in each of these little towns.  It was only fair, if I got to see my castles and Abbeys, then the kids got to shop. Tristi and I always love walking the historic districts of these little (and some not so little) towns.  There are always interesting little shops with equally interesting shop owners and other locals that make the experience special.   </p>
<p><a href="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1485.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-159" title="Caraphilly Castle" src="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1485.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a> </p>
<p>From the north of Wales we headed back into England proper.  It was hard to pass up Liverpool (home to the Beatles), yet with such a tight schedule we needed to head straight to York.  York is a picturesque medieval walled city that has a history spanning well over a thousand years.  Our draw to this walled city was York Minster, the 900 plus year old masterpiece of stone and stained glass.  It’s not just the Minster that makes this area so beautiful, but the setting in which it lies.  The manicured lawns and gardens, towering trees turning a multitude of autumn colors, and the narrow cobbled alley ways lined with wonderful old buildings give this place it’s uniquely English character.  During our time in York, we ventured outward to visit the Howard Castle with it’s outstanding gardens (the castle is set on over 13000 acres) and one of my favorites Fountains Abbey.  This Abbey, which is in a state of partial ruins, is also set on nice acreage, with a river flowing thru a forested setting, with several lakes and numerous walking paths in and around the grounds.  Within this ruinous structure, stands one of the tallest fortified towers ever built in an abbey type of setting.  The tower however is proportionate to the massive structure that once housed the religious center, an incredible building in it’s own rights. </p>
<p> <a href="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1986.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-160" title="Battle at Fountains Abbey" src="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1986.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>From the York area we headed north to Durham for a look at another great walled city.  The Durham area offers several great castles, Warkworth and Alnwick, both worth paying a slow and easy visit to.  The Alnwick castle, had a great area set up just for kids, where they could dress up in period costumes, do copper plate etchings, sword fight with evil Knights (really a kids interactive game with a wooden sword, that scored the number of kills) play chess on a life sized board, and even get beheaded by a guillotine (ah, the magic of mirrors).  Further into the castle, there was a really creepy haunted castle, where you could get vertigo in the spinning bridge walk (very cool) and the house of mirrors maze where you can actually get lost.  As you find your way out of the house of mirrors we were attacked by a fire-breathing dragon, which actually congratulates you for your bravery (of course the dragon has a wonderfully charming English voice) in making it out with your wits and your life.  The kids had a wonderful time (big kids included) and then the castle tour begun.  Unlike many of the castles we visited this castle was well preserved and lavishly appointed in proper English style.  The entire experience at this castle was top notch and worth the heavy toll collected at the drawbridge.</p>
<p> <a href="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1785.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-161" title="The Kids are enjoying their castle (Alnwick) explorations" src="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-1785.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>Still further north we found ourselves in Newcastle upon Tyne (Yes, the birthplace of my favorite beer).  Aside from the Beer, we came to see Hadrain’s wall.  This is a wall separating the north (just south of Scotland) from the south (England).  It spans from sea to sea and at one time had great fortifications built every 5 miles along the 73.5 miles wall.  We drove about half of the wall and visited several of the ruins along the way.  This fortification however was built long before the English Scottish battle.  Who else, besides the Romans, could have built such massive fortifications that would last over two thousand years?  Being a wall guy, I enjoyed the remains of once great work, as for the kids, rolling down grassy hills and chasing unsuspecting grazing sheep proved to be much more entertaining.  If you are short on time, skip the wall and Newcastle for that matter (the brewery is no longer in Newcastle) as there is little other than a modest cathedral and a hand full of historic buildings to take in.</p>
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<p>It was time to head north into Scotland, and visit the granddaddy of all castles, Edinburgh.  This massive structure graces the rocky hilltop of the town by the same name.  The castle had its beginnings over a thousand years ago, and has had many additions throughout the centuries.  It is quite evident in some cases as the choice of stone and building styles reflect the period architecture and building techniques.  This is not however so bad, as the castle is so large that it feels like a city and architectural variance in this setting perhaps even adds to it’s charm.  No visit to the castle is complete without paying a visit to the crown jewels.  Aside from Mary, Queen of Scots’ crown and some really cool swords, lies the royal coronation stone.  This stone is used as a resting place for the bum of the to be crowned king or queen as they receive their honors.  This stone has been used for nearly every crowning event in England’s 900+ year history of Kings and Queens.  Edinburgh the city, and its lively Scottish heritage are not to be missed.  A night on the town walking the shops, and a quick visit to a pub or two will give you a taste of the people that make Scotland so special, and truly different from it’s mother, England.</p>
<p><a href="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-2423.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-162" title="Dressed to Kill" src="http://wanderlustfamily.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/belgium-netherlands-england-wales-scottland-ireland-spain-2423.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a> </p>
<p>England, Scotland and Wales may technically be under the same rule, yet each is so very unique onto itself.  The people, the culture and even the language tell you that these are three totally separate countries, but they are all subjects of the queen (well at least part of earlier conquests).  Even more odd is the occupation of Northern Ireland and the longstanding issues this has posed.  Sorry I digress, lets not review the Queens other real estate holdings around the world, instead lets get back to our journey.  Ah yes, Ireland.</p>
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<p>We flew into Belfast, Northern Ireland on the morning of the 16<sup>th</sup> (October).  We took a quick spin around Belfast and then headed south into the heart of Ireland, Dublin.  There are only 3 things Dublin is famous for, Guinness (my second favorite beer), Pubs serving Guinness, and Irish dancing.  We only had two days to fit in all of the pubs and tour the Guinness factory, but somehow we managed.  The tour was just OK but the fresh from the tap Guinness was the best I’ve ever had (it almost became number one).  I wanted to be sure that it was not just the excitement of being in Dublin or being in the factory, so we set out across town to sample some other pints just to be sure.  All of the pints sampled went down with ease, and the Irish music made them taste that much sweeter.  The following morning we headed south to Kilkenny to visit the Kilkenny castle.  It was hardly worth the time, so we headed to the pub for a pint.  Just kidding, we waited to go to the pub until we reached Cork, several hours later.   Tristi and I parked the kids at the hotel and headed out to see some Irish dancing at a great little pub just a short walk from where we were staying. </p>
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<p>The following day we headed out to see Blarney castle.  Earlier I mentioned three things that Dublin is famous for; if you expand this list to cover all of Ireland, then there are four.  If you come to Ireland you must go to the top of the blarney castle, hang upside down and kiss the Blarney stone.  Aside from the stone, the castle is set along side converging creeks and lush grounds.  The intensely green moss covered rocks, stand sentinel around the castle, and disguise the entryway into the caves at the base.  The castle proper is in partial ruins (just the way our family likes best), which tells the story of time itself, and allows imaginations to run wild.  It is for this reason we relish the state of the castle.  Our Ireland trip was short, but we take with us many great memories, especially the people, who’s celebration of life is visited frequently at O’ Connell’s Pub somewhere around five.    </p>
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<link>http://mibibliotecavirtual.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/stonehenge/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Morgana LeFey</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hace unos cuatro mil años, una tribu del sudoeste de Gran Bretaña llevó a cabo una de las mayores ha]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Bernard Cornwell</strong> responde a éstas y muchas otras preguntas a través de la historia de los tres hijos del jefe de la tribu de Ratharryn: Lengar, Camaban y Saban; el guerrero, el visionario y el constructor. Tres hermanos muy diferentes entre ellos, tres hermanos que, cada uno a su modo, osaron desafiar al mismísimo dios del Sol.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Road Trip ]]></title>
<link>http://kerentravels.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/the-road-trip/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hilltop, Beatrix Potter&#39;s Cottage (Image: TopFoto) For the last week I have loved having my sist]]></description>
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<p>For the last week I have loved having my sister Sarah and friend Mel stay with me. We took to the road to see some of England&#8217;s best bits. First stop was Stonehenge. Surprisingly, the millions of photos we&#8217;d seen prior to taking in the real thing didn&#8217;t take away from the enjoyment of doing the &#8220;lap of honour&#8221;, as Sarah dubbed it, around the ancient stonesBath was next. Driving down the valley into the town is an amazing sight. The rows and rows of sandstone buildings are tall and impressive and the Circus and the Crescent are equally as impressive close up.</p>
<p>Battling wind and rain, we followed the M6 all the way up to the picturesque Lake District. We felt very welcomed by Cheryl when we arrived at the Backpackers lodge we stayed in. The next morning we found Dove Cottage in Grasmere, the home of William and Dorothy Wordsworth, and then later the home of Beatrix Potter,  a short ferry ride across the lake from Windermere. Despite regular downpours, the scenery was beautiful, and we even managed a short walk among the golden trees and swollen river.</p>
<p>But probably the funniest moment of the trip was when we arrived at Lyme Park on the way back down south, hoping to see the Pemberly of the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. It was just after 4 in the afternoon, and darkness was rapidly approaching. The gardens around Lyme hall had closed two hours earlier, but we were not to be deterred. Sarah climbed one of the fences to see how far away we were from the site of <em>the </em>scene in P&#38;P. (On the hill, Lizzy running into Mr Darcy). By now the wind was howling, and rain beginning to pour. Sarah slipped over twice, covering herself in mud. She discovered that there was still another fence blocking her view of the estate. So we found the right spot to climb over the barbed-wire fence and sneak onto the grounds, hoping to avoid the embarrassment of being caught by the park ranger who was driving around in his van. We managed to get ourselves in a spot where we could view the lake and the hill and the back of the massive house. Worth it.</p>
<p>Back down south the next day and the sun was out as we went for a lovely winding Sunday drive through the country to the village of Shere, where <em>The Holiday</em> was filmed, and had lunch in the old pub, <em>The White Horse</em>. Very English.</p>
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<link>http://fengshuibyfishgirl.com/2009/11/17/the-feng-shui-of-foamhenge/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a fan of Stonehenge (and who isn&#8217;t?) and you happen to be driving through Natu]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Misteriji u Južnoj Engleskoj]]></title>
<link>http://putopisi.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/misteriji-u-juznoj-engleskoj/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>slakal</dc:creator>
<guid>http://putopisi.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/misteriji-u-juznoj-engleskoj/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Ono ostaje, neprolazno i stameno, odoljeva svim nepogodama i silama, pa i kad ga razbijaju on]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Ovo je početak novog putopisa našeg glavnog putopisca &#8211; Slavice. Ovaj put nešto sasvim drukčije &#8211; mistika. Još osjetim vjetar oko Stonehenge-a: <a href="http://putopisi.wordpress.com/europa/velika-britanija/misteriji">Misteriji na jugu Engleske</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[THE ART WHEELS OF KINGKAJAPPÏ AND SACRED CIRCLE IMAGERY]]></title>
<link>http://kingkajappi.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/12/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kingkajappi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kingkajappi.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/12/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[THE ART WHEELS OF KINGKAJAPPÏ AND SACRED CIRCLE IMAGERY The circle has been a powerful symbol for th]]></description>
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<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/uU-mXzqGP0A&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/uU-mXzqGP0A&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span>The circle has been a powerful symbol for thousands of years and I thought that this would be an interesting art series. Religious and non religious people look at this shape every day, and yet few take in its power in history. The pharoah Akhenaton (Akhenaten) created a whole revolution at Tel-El- Amarna with worship of the Aton (Aten), or sun disk which was an aspect of the god Amen-Ra. In Judaism, and Islamic texts, there are stories about King Solomon and his seal (also said to be a sigil or signet ring) , and in Christian texts there is the story of Ezekiel seeing a vision of a wheel within in a wheel in the sky.</p>
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<p>In the east, mandalas, yantras , and the bindu dot have been used for meditation, healing, protection, and spiritual guidance and the Yin Yang symbol is one of balance. Many of the early Gothic Churches in Europe are known this day for their elaborate circular stained glass windows, as well as the Celtic Cross. The legend of King Arthur and his knights of the round table is one that goes back to 1155 in poet Wace&#8217;s &#8220;Roman de Brut. King Arthur had the table built to prevent quarrels over sitting status. The fez headress of the Moors is circular on the top with a tassle in the middle that turns 360º which is a full complete circle.</p>
<p>Astronomical Calendars like Stonehenge ,the Mayan Wheel or even Native American Medicine wheels, are all more instances of a sacred circle. Cultures from the continent Africa to the Americas have used drums like the djembe, congo , and bongos to bring music for healing, celebration, and call to arms for battle.<br />
In closing, there are far to many circular images for them to be ignored, like fllying saucers, shields, coins, plates, hoops, records, cd&#8217;s rings, and&#8230; ARE YOU GETTING TIRED YET??? My point is that the circle is a shape that never seems to go out of purpose. With that I hope you will take a look at my paper art wheels and remember the power of the circle and how it has been a part of your world.</p>
<p><strong>For more of my artwork visit <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/artwork/tag/j+kingkajappi">http://fineartamerica.com/artwork/tag/j+kingkajappi</a></strong></p>
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<link>http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/menni-menni-menni/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>potcselekves</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Csáz! hát sok minden történt a héten. : D először is. hétfőn &#8211; voltam Karival festeni/rajzolni]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">hát sok minden történt a héten. : D először is.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><em>hétfőn</em></span> &#8211; voltam<span style="color:#800080;"><strong> Karival</strong></span> festeni/rajzolni. meg beszélgettünk és ilyenek.<br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-477" title="inthis" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/inthis.jpg" alt="inthis" width="497" height="333" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-478" title="t4" src="http://potcselekves.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/t4.jpg" alt="t4" width="497" height="318" /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em>kedden</em></span> &#8211; voltam Balázsnál dobolni, a <span style="color:#77c23d;"><strong>brand new</strong></span> otthonában, egész kellemes kissé kupis egyelőre : D<br />
<span style="color:#dabd24;"><em>szerdán</em></span> &#8211; zenekar.<span style="color:#946699;"><strong> kilét</strong></span> meg ilyenek<br />
<span style="color:#993366;"><em>csütörtökön</em></span> &#8211; úgy volt, hogy találkozok Doóval, csak beteg lett : ( viszont, voltam Szunyáék próbáján. Meglepődött mert úgy volt, hogy nem megyek de <span style="color:#da244c;"><strong>örült</strong></span>, hogy elmentem : ) megígértették velem, hogy elmegyek másnap koncertjükre ;D<br />
aztán még este Karival beszélgettünk<span style="color:#6f9085;"><strong> egy hosszút</strong></span>.. <span style="color:#477db7;"><em>kivoltam</em></span> már nagyon és kellett.. azt hiszem. szép kék lett a szemem reggel pedig <span style="color:#800000;"><em>alig bírtam</em></span> kinyitni xD<br />
<span style="color:#6d9867;"><em>pénteken</em></span> &#8211; suli blabla . gólyabál volt, szóval ott <span style="color:#3774c7;"><strong>fotózgattam</strong></span>. hazajöttem összepakolásztam a cuccaim beszélgettem a<span style="color:#673ab0;"><em> Kittával,</em></span> majd elindultam <span style="color:#d5a529;"><strong>vissza a suliba</strong></span> fotózni egy háromnegyedórát. jó végeztem, rohanni haza töltőért meg a kulcsért. aztán negyed hatkor nyugatinál <span style="color:#952295;"><strong><em>találkoztam Rékával</em></strong></span> és beültünk a<span style="color:#8bcc33;"><em> California Coffee Company-be.</em></span> : )<br />
beszélgettünk arról, ki hogy látja összevetve mindent a kapcsolatát, meg arról, hogy érezzük magunkat. ezek a tipikus lányos témák : ) de jó volt, örültem neki <span style="color:#9136c8;"><strong>&#60;3</strong></span><br />
aztán<span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong> Örs</strong></span>. villamossal<span style="color:#936c8d;"> <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">bazdmeg</span>.</span>. jött mind a kettő nem tudtam melyikre szálljak fel.. na most miközben Szunyával telefonáltam<span style="color:#4eba45;"><strong> rohangáltam</strong></span> a két villamos között egyik oldalról a másikra. najó felszálltam a jóra. megkérdeztem, hogy ez megy e az Ónodi utca felé? hát ők nem tudják. jó leszálltam a következőnél <span style="color:#a65979;"><em>átrohantam</em></span> a másikra villamosra. kilihegtem magam és megkérdeztem egy nőt, ez megy e az Ónodi utca felé. hát nem a másik. mondom kurvajó xD<span style="color:#c7b337;"><strong> leszálltam és át a másikra</strong></span>. majdnem elkéstem.. akkor koncert lezajlott jó volt ;D aztán <span style="color:#5eac53;"><strong>mentünk és mentünk..</strong></span> majd buszra fel és baross utcánál leszálltunk. sétálunk sétálunk kombinóra felszállunk hopp. oktogonnál leszálltunk megnéztük bakegérben kurvasokan voltak.. akkor ott <span style="color:#a54bb4;"><strong>ácsorogtunk</strong></span> vagy fél órát. majd át egy másik helyre ami minimum 10 perc sétára van onnan <span style="color:#e3431c;"><em>nem baj tényleg</em></span>. utána<span style="color:#3e6ac1;"><strong> az is</strong></span> televolt. remek majd onnan nyugatihoz de meg kell mondanom egy<span style="color:#3482cb;"><em> kurva nagy kört tettünk! </em></span>bazdmeg hihetetlen jó elmentünk de legalább 20 percet sétáltunk nekem a <span style="color:#4db159;"><strong>faszom kivolt</strong></span> anyám is baszogatott szal ültem egy húszpercet ott majd hazajöttem.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">a szombat ennél már<span style="color:#9a34cb;"><strong> komplikáltabb</strong></span> volt : D<br />
elmentem anyáékkal kajálni, haza majd muszáj volt este menni valahova. bennem volt. Karival beszéltem.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#cea830;"><strong>alterego<span style="color:#ffffff;">?</span></strong></span><br />
komolyan gondolod?<br />
aha..<br />
<span style="color:#bd4187;"><strong>oké. ;D</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">akkor <span style="color:#52ac5b;"><em>készülődés</em></span>, minden ami kell. negyed 10-kor keletinél találkozás Karival meg Izuval. el deákra Bogiért be a match-ba, ahol beállt a sorba elénk egy csávó és <span style="color:#9db14d;"><strong>cserébe megvette helyettünk</strong></span> a sört.. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  aztán végeztünk és odajött egy csaj meg a barátja, hogy <span style="color:#b14e66;"><strong>kérünk e</strong></span> pezcukorkát meg pillecukrot mert nekik ez túl sok, hát jó köszi xD át a másik oldalra, leültünk a padra, jött egy csaj, hogy <span style="color:#8f2ed0;"><strong>négy szál cigiért cserébe</strong></span> odaad egy bontatlan szilvapálinkát. óó kérlek xD két pezsgő meg még ez is..  <strong><span style="color:#d5a829;">jött két Finn</span></strong>, akik a morrisonst keresték. bevetettem fenomenális angoltudásom. (<span style="color:#ffffff;">nekik se volt jobb xD</span>) jó aztán mondták, hogy valami közelebbi nincs-e szóval <span style="color:#356dc9;"><em>elküldtem őket a picsába a szimplába</em></span>, ami a király utca másik oldalán van igazából mindegy xD jó. lementünk pont jött a metró, mázli. vártuk Fruzsit, majd<span style="color:#75bf40;"><strong> indulás</strong></span> alteregoba, útközben én <span style="color:#7f8080;"><em>nád a házam tetejé</em></span>t énekeltem, ahh nem kellett volna xD na mindegy. bementünk, oké Kari ismerőseihez odaszalad bemutatkoz szia én ez és ez vagyok oké pá. aztán jöhetett a buli : D</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">táncoltunk, ittunk, elvoltunk. -<span style="color:#7f6a95;"><strong> rúdtánc bazdmeg</strong></span> =O az milyen fárasztó el se hinnétek xD</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#62b44b;"><strong>5ig </strong></span>voltunk ott asszem, elmentünk Mcreggeliztünk fel kombinóra, metró, villamos, Kariék. háh valami hatkor értünk haza na ja Kari lefürdött én kajáltam egyet, átöltöztem jihááá good charlotte- os póló xD aztán bedőltem az ágyba fél hétkor beállítottam az ébresztőórát és <span style="color:#5f9ba0;"><strong>ihajcsuhaj. alcsi</strong></span> : )</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#aa7f55;"><strong>álmos vagyok</strong></span>. nagyon. de rohadt jól éreztem magam. : ) majd max Kari még kiegészíti a dolgokat ;D addigis<span style="color:#ff9900;"><em> jó vasárnapot mindenkinek.</em></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[No Hippies!]]></title>
<link>http://doctorbeatnik.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/no-hippies/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Steven Harris</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[More hitch-hiking stories, I&#8217;m afraid. Now that I&#8217;ve dragged up the ones that I&#8217;ve]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-885" title="n1397021141_30089133_5157200" src="http://doctorbeatnik.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/n1397021141_30089133_5157200.jpg?w=300" alt="n1397021141_30089133_5157200" width="300" height="236" />More hitch-hiking stories, I&#8217;m afraid. Now that I&#8217;ve dragged up the ones that I&#8217;ve written about so far I&#8217;ve found a couple more memories have come back to me. One concerns an old friend, Niall, who is now a member of the space-rock band <a href="http://www.hawkwind.com/" target="_blank">Hawkwind</a>. We&#8217;d decided we wanted to head for <a href="http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stonehenge </a>and see if there was going to be a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice" target="_blank">Solstice festival</a> by the stones. The previous year had seen the <a href="http://www.urban75.com/Action/beanfield.html" target="_blank">Battle of the Beanfield</a>, in which the police had broken up the revelry by smashing traveller&#8217;s coaches and pulling women out of vans by their hair, so the grapevine was uncertain what might happen the year we set off in the back of Niall&#8217;s dad&#8217;s van. (His dad, MO, took us some of the way but not all, if I remember rightly.)</p>
<p>We arrived a day late: I have always had trouble working out whether the Solstice falls on the dawn of the longest (or shortest) day of the year or whether it is the following dawn. Things must have been pretty quiet that year anyway as we encountered few fellow hitchers and no <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age_travellers" target="_blank">travellers</a>. In nearby Salisbury we wanted to go and grab a coffee or a bite to eat somewhere but every single shop seemed to have the same, hand-written sign stuck on the door: &#8216;No <a href="http://www.hippy.com/hippyway.htm" target="_blank">Hippies</a>!&#8217; I managed to find a small shop which would sell us a couple of pasties and some drinks by making them laugh when I insisted I was not a hippy, I was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatnik" target="_blank">beatnik</a>. While we were munching away we met two girls who thought we might find a small festival at the  w<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodhenge" target="_blank">ood henge</a> near Amesbury, only a couple of miles away. When we found the place it was deserted so we all ended up in a neighbouring field. The girls, sensibly, had a tent, which they pitched while we boys gathered wood and lit a fire. Niall and I had not thought to bring a tent, thinking we&#8217;d be able to crash in someone&#8217;s van at the big festival we never found. We did have sleeping bags though so we laid them out on the ground across from the girls tent and we all warmed ourselves by the fire.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-886" title="FullMoonpic" src="http://doctorbeatnik.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/fullmoonpic.jpg" alt="FullMoonpic" width="300" height="296" />And then the rain came. Quite heavily. The girls tent was far too small for four of us to have crammed in there so they found us some bin bags to put over the outside of our sleeping bags. And there we lay, Niall and I, with our heads stuffed under the sleeping and bin bags, praying the rain would ease off at some point so that we wouldn&#8217;t die of water on the brain. Then, in the middle of the night the sound of rain battering my flimsy, sodden bed stopped and I poked my head out to behold a glorious sight. The break in the clouds had formed a perfect circle and slap bang in the middle of the circle was the full moon. I wondered what the odds would be on such a phenomenon as I stared at it, transfixed, and finally feeling as though I&#8217;d found some Solstice magic.</p>
<p>On the other occasion that has sprung to mind, I was again travelling alone, heading for Sussex once more. I had been picked up by a decent guy and had been chatting for about forty miles or so but knew that when the motorway we were on connected to a different motorway (the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M25_motorway" target="_blank">M25 </a>around London), he was going the opposite direction to the one I needed to go. I also knew that it is illegal to hitch on motorways but if I wanted to try and pick up one of the smaller roads it would mean a walk of several miles. It was already dark and I was not keen on the idea of the walk. So when the guy dropped me off I decided to use my cunning. I walked along the M25 until I found one of those telephones which, in pre-mobile phone days, were the only way of contacting breakdown services if you had car trouble. They asked me what the problem was and I told them a big fib: I said that I&#8217;d been dumped on the motorway by an angry driver and that I knew I shouldn&#8217;t be here because it was against the law. They put me through to the police who immediately wanted to know why the driver had been angry and dumped me there. Remembering a story a fellow hitch-hiker had once told me I said &#8220;He tried it on with me, you know, wanted to have sex with me. And I told him I wasn&#8217;t into that so he got angry and told me to get out of his car.&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-887" title="2032_49_2---M25-Motorway-at-night_web" src="http://doctorbeatnik.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/2032_49_2-m25-motorway-at-night_web.jpg?w=300" alt="2032_49_2---M25-Motorway-at-night_web" width="300" height="200" />The police said to stay where I was and they&#8217;d come and pick me up and drive me to a more suitable spot for hitching. By the time they arrived I was feeling really guitly about my lie. Not only were they now wasting police resources and time on a bullshitting hitcher, I felt bad about my last lift as he was, as I&#8217;ve said, a decent guy who I&#8217;m sure would never have dreamed of coming on to me. But soon enough I was in a nice warm cop car, chatting merrily away with the policeman who wasn&#8217;t doing the driving, and generally being treated so nicely that I let their kindness wash over me and help me overcome my guilt. They dropped me about thirty miles further down the road but there my luck ran out. Or perhaps karma decided that enough was enough and lying to policemen was a breach of the hitcher&#8217;s code. Whatever the reason, I failed to get another lift that night and ended up sleeping in a ditch. At least it didn&#8217;t rain that time as, again, I had no tent. Well you know what they say: &#8216;Lying hitch-hikers never prosper, they always end up covered in mud and cow shit from sleeping in ditches.&#8217;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Truth About Stonehenge]]></title>
<link>http://rshelfer.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/stonehenge/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rshelfer.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/stonehenge/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What we now call Stonehenge stands on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire at Latitude 51° 11&#8242; North, ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>What we now call Stonehenge stands on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire at Latitude 51° 11&#8242; North, Grid Reference SU 122 421 on the Ordnance Survey.  Its site today is a triangle of 46.9 acres bounded on two sides by roads, the A303 and A344, and on the third by the Larkhill Track.  It is owned by the state and administered by English Heritage, a government-funded agency.  At this point we come, almost, to the end of the uncontested facts.  This greatest of all British stone circles has been, for many centuries, a ruin, but a ruin of what exactly nobody knows.</p>
<p>&#8211; <a href="http://www.librarything.com/author/hillrosemary">Rosemary Hill</a>, <em>Stonehenge</em></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stonehenge.jpg"><img alt="Stonehenge" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Stonehenge.jpg" title="Stonehenge" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Stonehenge</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Stonehenge]]></title>
<link>http://smarius.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/stonehenge/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>smarius</dc:creator>
<guid>http://smarius.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/stonehenge/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[And the pics from Stonehenge &#8211; unfortunately not as impressive as I had imagined it. Veeery in]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>And the pics from Stonehenge &#8211; unfortunately not as impressive as I had imagined it.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-566" title="IMG_4115" src="http://smarius.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_4115.jpg" alt="IMG_4115" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<div id="attachment_567" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-567" title="IMG_4118" src="http://smarius.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_4118.jpg" alt="IMG_4118" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Veeery interesting explanations on the audioguide: &#34;We don&#39;t know for sure...&#34;, &#34;Maybe...&#34;, &#34;It is also possible...&#34; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p></div>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-568" title="IMG_4121" src="http://smarius.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_4121.jpg" alt="IMG_4121" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-569" title="IMG_4127" src="http://smarius.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_4127.jpg" alt="IMG_4127" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama: Berlin Wall Was Ancient Druid Calendar]]></title>
<link>http://papundits.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/obama-berlin-wall-was-ancient-druid-calendar/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>papundits</dc:creator>
<guid>http://papundits.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/obama-berlin-wall-was-ancient-druid-calendar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From The Endive – The News Leader of the Known Universe In a speech to Germans today, President Bara]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>From <a rel="tag" href="http://www.theendive.com/index.html" target="_blank">The Endive</a> – <em>The News Leader of the Known Universe</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://papundits.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/berlinhenge.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-26286" style="margin:5px;" title="berlinhenge" src="http://papundits.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/berlinhenge.jpg" alt="berlinhenge" width="200" height="127" /></a>In a speech to Germans today, President Barack Obama expressed his theory that the mysterious Berlin Wall was actually a calendar used by the ancient druids.</p>
<p>“I think it’s obvious, by that, I mean, plain and simple,” said Obama, “By the way those big crazy stones were placed, that the druids used the Berlin Wall as a way to tell what year it was. I think they also did some sacrifices there, and would occasionally gather to play Bingo and attend to Shriner-like functions.”</p>
<p>Obama credits his extensive knowledge of ancient history and the Berlin Wall to multiple meetings with Jimmy Carter and Mikhael Gorbachev.</p>
<p>“Furthermore,” said Obama, “The Berlin Wall fell at the hands of George Washington, and his oft-quoted confession to his father – ‘I cannot tell a lie, Mr. Gorbachev, I tore down that wall.’”</p>
<p>Thousands of Germans in attendance, though perplexed by the President’s assertions, cheered wildly thanks to Obama’s masterful tone and cadence.</p>
<p>“What a great speaker he is,” said German citizen Helmut Ochs, “I remember when Kennedy came here. This guy makes John F. Kennedy look like Nipsy Russell.”</p>
<p>Kennedy is most famous among Germans for inadvertently referring to himself as a jelly doughnut when he misspoke an attempt to proclaim himself a “Berliner.”  Kennedy’s gaff was all but forgotten today as President Obama continued to explain how the druids desperately awaited the destruction of the Berlin wall so that everyone could “drive through to the town of Humbolt in their Government-issued Pontiac Aztecs.”</p>
<p>Later, in a private chat with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Obama was asked why he left out the role of Ronald Reagan in the destruction of the Berlin Wall.</p>
<p>“Ronald Reagan?” Replied Obama, “Oh yeah. He’s the guy who left all those freaking jelly beans in the White House.”</p>
<p>“By the way, Gordon,” added Obama, “Did you know that the druids of the Berlin Wall used to sacrifice live ferrets in order to appease the gaping mouth of a young Ethel Merman? Most people don’t know that about Ethel. She had a career before that guest spot on The Love Boat, you know.”</p>
<p>Obama then began to sing his own rendition of Merman’s “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” for Prime Minister Brown, who smiled and clapped along with what onlookers described as a ‘starry’ look in his eyes.</p>
<p><strong>Read more Satire </strong>at <a rel="tag" href="http://www.theendive.com/index.html" target="_blank">The Endive</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[uk ireland 1999: 10 year anniversary redux]]></title>
<link>http://juicedpixels.com/2009/11/08/uk-ireland-1999-10-year-anniversary-redux/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>juiced</dc:creator>
<guid>http://juicedpixels.com/2009/11/08/uk-ireland-1999-10-year-anniversary-redux/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This month marks the tenth year anniversary of my very first trip overseas. In 1998 I finished schoo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This month marks the tenth year anniversary of my very first trip overseas. In 1998 I finished school and had just turned seventeen, so I decided to take a year off before starting Uni. I ended up working in Australia in a cafe for about nine months, then spending just under three months backpacking overseas. I went with Kitty, who I started <em>dating</em> in year ten in high school. We went to the UK, Ireland, Paris and Thailand.</p>
<p>Some of the things I remember from the trip were:</p>
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<li>Wondering what the fuck we were doing after being grilled by British Immigration after a 30 hour journey over;</li>
<li>Being well and truly sick of seeing castles after navigating our way completely around England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales;</li>
<li>Thinking the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury">Av</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury">ebury</a> stones were better than <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge">Stonehenge</a> because you could actually touch them;</li>
<li>Freezing our buts off, everywhere we went; and never being able to manage a hot, or at least warm, shower in any hostel we stayed (says something about our budget);</li>
<li>Visiting my first ever Starbucks;</li>
<li>Thinking Glasgow was cool, even though people told us not to stay there;</li>
<li>Being admitted to hospital in Cork, Ireland for the first time in my life, with the worse case of food poisoning I will ever endure;</li>
<li>Deciding at the last minute to travel to Paris from London for our last day in Europe. We slept in the bus overnight on the way over and arrived at 3 am. We then left the same day at midnight and slept in the bus on the way back. The bus drove onto a ferry on the way over, and drove <em>into</em> a train (channel tunnel) on the way back;</li>
<li>Ireland using a different currency called a Punt, which no longer exists with the Euro;</li>
<li>Everything being so darn expensive, considering one dollar bought less than 40 pence and I just saved all my money working as a 17 year old in a cafe for $8 an hour;</li>
<li>Getting to Thailand at the end and actually having money left.</li>
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<p>Good times.</p>

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<title><![CDATA[Expat Sat: Alida from South Africa]]></title>
<link>http://sorrydadenglandisweird.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/expat-sat-alida-from-south-africa/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sorrydadenglandisweird</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sorrydadenglandisweird.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/expat-sat-alida-from-south-africa/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I met the love of my life in the UK and my life has become more interesting since!&#8221; Whe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>&#8220;I met the love of my life in the UK and my life has become more interesting since!&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-388" title="alida" src="http://sorrydadenglandisweird.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/alida1.jpg?w=300" alt="alida" width="300" height="240" /></p>
<p><strong>When did you move to England and why?</strong></p>
<p>For a better, richer future &#8211; June 2003</p>
<p><strong>What was your first weird experience?</strong></p>
<p>Getting attacked for my mobile on a bus &#8211; I&#8217;ve just moved away from that for *&#38;^%$ sake!</p>
<p><strong>What do you miss the most about home?</strong></p>
<p>The sea, my family, music vibe and beach camp fires!</p>
<p><strong>Who are your fave English band and writers?</strong></p>
<p>Massive Attack, Zero 7, Sting</p>
<p><strong>Which B grade British celebrity do you love to hate?</strong></p>
<p>Amy Winehouse</p>
<p><strong>What do you read on the tube?</strong></p>
<p>Metro</p>
<p><strong>Finish these sentences</strong></p>
<p><strong>The best things about England are &#8230; </strong>Stonehenge, public transport, forests, and world class bands!</p>
<p><strong>The best thing to come out of England is &#8230;</strong> football and a classy accent.</p>
<p><strong>The next prime minister of England should be &#8230; </strong>Alan Sugar.</p>
<p><strong>Boris Johnson is</strong> &#8230; the mayor <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>You can follow Alida&#8217;s band on myspace : <a href="http://www.myspace.com/recoup" target="_blank">www.myspace.com/recoup</a></p>
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<link>http://brentandness.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/england-south-east/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brent</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brentandness.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/england-south-east/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We had to visit Stonehenge. It was in National Lampoon&#8217;s European Vacation after all. Lonely b]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>We had to visit Stonehenge. It was in National Lampoon&#8217;s European Vacation after all.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 250px"><a title="Lonely bird by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3891103700/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3891103700_394b0e8d09_m.jpg" alt="Lonely bird" width="240" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lonely bird</p></div>
<p>It was pretty cool but the Ring of Brodgar was better because you could get closer &#8211; the viewing distance lessened the experience a bit.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 250px"><a title="Flight by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3890304695/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/3890304695_2f9ac96ba8_m.jpg" alt="Flight" width="240" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Flight</p></div>
<p>Brighton was an awesome city and one that I hope we can make it back to before we leave the country. The pebble beach was at least nicer than the concrete steps at Blackpool.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 250px"><a title="Beach by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3891249872/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3891249872_ebf152d865_m.jpg" alt="Beach" width="240" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pebbles</p></div>
<p>There was a good collection of unusual characters around too.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 169px"><a title="Searching for treasure by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3891254646/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3891254646_b4cb29c95b_m.jpg" alt="Searching for treasure" width="159" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Come on Philip, let&#39;s hunt for TREASURE!</p></div>
<p>The best part of Brighton was the inner city. There is a lot of cool grafitti here including some stuff by Banksy (now under perspex).</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 169px"><a title="Kissing coppers by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3891276012/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3891276012_4f0e08de3b_m.jpg" alt="Kissing coppers" width="159" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kissing coppers</p></div>
<p>There is also a lot of aerosol art around.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 170px"><a title="Catrabbit by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3890477345/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/3890477345_df0dc836b5_m.jpg" alt="Catrabbit" width="160" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Catrabbit</p></div>
<p>We had a look at the toy museum which was pretty interesting, containing classic Sooty and Punch and Judy puppets.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 250px"><a title="The devil by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3890489385/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2643/3890489385_1713d7c5dc_m.jpg" alt="The devil" width="240" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">No match for Punch</p></div>
<p>There was also a huge collection of model railway figures and toy soldiers.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 250px"><a title="Toy soldiers by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3890493699/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3890493699_29d714a522_m.jpg" alt="Toy soldiers" width="240" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ten-shun!</p></div>
<p>The comical appearance of a sausage dog never ceases to amuse me.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 250px"><a title="Walk the line by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3891286100/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3891286100_52e58b6a5b_m.jpg" alt="Walk the line" width="240" height="160" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Walk the line</p></div>
<p>Brighton had some great shopping too. Too bad that we have weight limits for our cases or I could go nuts.</p>
<p>We stayed at the Beddingham YHA which wasn&#8217;t much chop. It was probably the worst in being the most unfriendly and run down. We were only there for a few nights though.</p>
<p>After that we took a quick peek at the white cliffs of Dover, listened to some amusing old-man-speak in the local Wetherspoon and headed back to London.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 250px"><a title="White cliffs by fuglylogic, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuglylogic/3894506114/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2532/3894506114_80ab0cfae1_m.jpg" alt="White cliffs" width="240" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">They&#39;re white alright</p></div>
<p>Once we had returned our now filthy car we checked back into the hostel at Shepherd&#8217;s Bush and tried to figure out how we were going to get rid of the unfeasibly large amount of crap we had accumulated over six weeks.</p>
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<link>http://tudoetal.com/2009/11/06/stonehenge-inglaterra/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>-Angie-</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Stonehenge Se você está na Inglaterra, depois de conhecer Londres, você meio que tem que ir em Stone]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><div id="attachment_794" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><img src="http://sucris.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/stonehenge.jpg" alt="stonehenge" title="stonehenge" width="200" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-794" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Stonehenge</p></div> Se você está na Inglaterra, depois de conhecer Londres, você meio que tem que ir em <a href="http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/">Stonehenge</a>! Não só pelo mistério e, mas pela história e pelo marco que foi para a arquitetura mundial &#8211; e para quem não se lembra, Stonehenge estava competindo com o nosso Cristo Redentor para as 7 novas maravilhas do mundo e, concordo que, para um leigo, ali seria um monte de pedras juntas mas não, tem história datada de quase 5 mil anos atrás e por povos primitivos que, pelo o que fizeram lá, daria um banho de conhecimento e engenhosidade na gente hoje &#8211; pois não contavam com nada dos nossos aparatos modernos&#8230;-. É bem fácil <a href="http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/arrive.php"> chegar lá</a>; como estávamos em Reading, Stonehenge é 1 hora de lá. Você pega o train para Salisbury e de lá pega o ônibus da excursão. É bom ir de excursão porque já inclui a viagem até lá, com explicações sobre Salisbury que é uma cidadezinha muito bonitinha,  a entrada com os radinhos para vc ter um guide completo e a volta. </p>
<p><div id="attachment_795" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><img src="http://sucris.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/stonehenge1.jpg" alt="stonehenge" title="stonehenge" width="200" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-795" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Stonehenge</p></div> Stonehenge é o mais importante monumento pré-histórico e um dos mais conhecidos do Reino Unido e tem uma magia no ar que não tem como negar. O que gente vê lá hoje foi completado há 3500 anos (!!) e foi iniciado há quase 5 mil anos! Há muitas lendas, mistérios e teorias envolvendo o local e a razão da construção dele, desde sacríficos humanos em rituais religiosos a observatório astronômico. É incrível ver aquelas pedras enormes (pesando até 50 toneladas) e tentar entender como povos primitivos conseguiram levá-las para lá e para qual propósito. Clique <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge">aqui </a>para ler mais a respeito. </p>
<p><div id="attachment_799" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><img src="http://sucris.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/stonehenge2.jpg" alt="Stonehenge" title="stonehenge" width="200" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-799" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Stonehenge</p></div> O passeio, para quem quer ouvir o radinho demora um pouco, mas compensa! Tem a opção de escutar em várias línguas e vai te indicando aos pontos marcados no chão e explicando o que você vê, para onde você tem que olhar e tal. Eu adorei! Mas se você for só ver as pedras e tirar fotos, é super rápido porque você chega e já ve as pedras, dá a volta na área permitida, tira umas fotos e pronto (e mesmo assim tb compensa!). Apesar de ir de excursão, você não fica em grupo, eles te deixam lá e depois você pega o ônibus que virá pegar vocês, e é super tranquilo porque não tem muita gente indo no ônibus. As pedras ficam num campo aberto mas tem uns banquinhos para você sentar e uma lanchonete perto de onde você compra os ingressos e espera o seu ônibus de volta.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Viajante Gourmet: Hotel Chocolat]]></title>
<link>http://vamboravambora.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/viajante-gourmet-hotel-chocolat/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Guta Cunha</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Foto: Flickr, lilivanili Bem que podia, mas não se trata de um hotel de chocolate, mas eu garanto, p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_2587" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 478px"><img class="size-full wp-image-2587" title="2606963819_c2e24b1bdd_flickr_lilivanili" src="http://vamboravambora.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/2606963819_c2e24b1bdd_flickr_lilivanili.jpg" alt="2606963819_c2e24b1bdd_flickr_lilivanili" width="468" height="351" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Foto: Flickr, lilivanili</p></div>
<p>Bem que podia, mas não se trata de um hotel de chocolate, mas eu garanto, pode ser tão bom quanto! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Pessoalmente, eu gosto bastante de um doce mas não sou uma viciada ao extremo. Já me garanto com um Nestlé, fico bem feliz com um Milka e dou pulos de alegria com um Lindt! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Até pouco tempo, eu nunca tinha ouvido falar dessa loja inglesa chamada &#8220;<a href="http://www.hotelchocolat.uk.co" target="_blank"><strong>Hotel Chocolat</strong></a>&#8220;, só que ao experimentar um dos seus bombons eu senti <strong>a diferença</strong>. Tratava-se de um dos <strong>melhores chocolates que eu já tinha experimentado</strong>, e olha lá que era uma trufa chocolate branco (o que eu menos gosto!).</p>
<div id="attachment_2588" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 471px"><img class="size-full wp-image-2588" title="1016055518_a83844abdf_Ronnie23" src="http://vamboravambora.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/1016055518_a83844abdf_ronnie23.jpg" alt="1016055518_a83844abdf_Ronnie23" width="461" height="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Foto: Flickr, Ronnie23</p></div>
<p>Originária de Londres, a loja tem um <strong>conceito de “boutique”</strong>, tratando seus doces como pequenas jóias. Seu interior também reflete esse conceito, <strong>parecendo mais um joalheria</strong> do que uma loja de doces.</p>
<p>O preço, no entanto, não é nada absurdo. Aliás, para libras, chega a ser bem viável (uma caixa de bombons sai a partir de £7.50).</p>
<div id="attachment_2589" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 478px"><img class="size-full wp-image-2589" title="2109031441_d758147ffb_Rob Gale" src="http://vamboravambora.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/2109031441_d758147ffb_rob-gale.jpg" alt="2109031441_d758147ffb_Rob Gale" width="468" height="292" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Foto: Flickr, Rob Gale</p></div>
<p>As lojas estão espalhadas por todo Reino Unido. Para quem passar por alguma cidade inglesa vale a pena parar numa das lojas, pedir um café, degustar diversos bombons e comprar algumas caixas para trazer para os amigos e outras tantas para consumo próprio! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />  Só se você não for viajar para aqueles lados e não agüentar, dá para comprar via internet (só que dai os preços daí ficam bemmm caros).</p>
<p>Bom, só digo uma coisa: <strong>vale a pena experimentar</strong>! Se você já gostava de chocolate vai adorar e se nunca foi muito “afim” assim, vai se apaixonar! Pelo menos foi isso que aconteceu comigo! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Vambora experimentar (e viciar) na Hotel Chocolat?</p>
<p><strong>Mais informações:</strong><a href="http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/" target="_blank"> http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk</a></p>
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