finally, a question for you……… ….. Who is this famous guy?
martes, 15 de diciembre de 2009
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Picture of bodies at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Company rules were to keep doors closed to the factory so workers (mostly immigrant women) couldn’t leave or steal. When a fire ignited, disaster struck. 146 people died that day.
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Bliss is the name of a photograph of a landscape in Napa County, California, east of Sonoma Valley. It contains rolling green hills and a blue sky with stratocumulus and cirrus clouds. The image is used as the default computer wallpaper for the “Luna” theme in Windows XP.
The photograph was taken by the professional photographer Charles O’Rear, a resident of St. Helena in Napa County, for digital-design company HighTurn. O’Rear has also taken photographs of Napa Valley for the May 1979 National Geographic Magazine article Napa, Valley of the Vine.
O’Rear’s photograph inspired Windows XP’s US$ 200 million advertising campaign Yes you can.
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June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk from Vietnam, burned himself to death at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon to bring attention to the repressive policies of the Catholic Diem regime that controlled the South Vietnamese government at the time. Buddhist monks asked the regime to lift its ban on flying the traditional Buddhist flag, to grant Buddhism the same rights as Catholicism, to stop detaining Buddhists and to give Buddhist monks and nuns the right to practice and spread their religion.
While burning Thich Quang Duc never moved a muscle.
5
The photo is the “Pulitzer Prize” winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan Famine.
The picture depicts stricken child crawling towards an United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away.
The vulture is waiting for the child to die so that it can eat him. This picture shocked the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer Kevin Carter who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken.
Three months later he committed suicide due to depression.
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The photo is part of The Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning entry (2000) showing how a Kosovar refugee Agim Shala, 2, is passed through a barbed wire fence into the hands of grandparents at a camp run by United Arab Emirates in Kukes, Albania. The members of the Shala family were reunited here after fleeing the conflict in Kosovo.
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This photograph was taken by Yousuf Karsh, a Canadian photographer, when Winston Churchill came to Ottawa. The portrait of Churchill brought Karsh international fame. It is claimed to be the most reproduced photographic portrait in history. It also appeared on the cover of Life magazine.
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Omayra Sánchez was one of the 25,000 victims of the Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) volcano which erupted on November 14, 1985. The 13-year old had been trapped in water and concrete for 3 days. The picture was taken shortly before she died and it caused controversy due to the photographer’s work and the Colombian government’s inaction in the midst of the tragedy, when it was published worldwide after the young girl’s death.
the 10 most famous pictures
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And of course the afghan girl, picture shot by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry. Sharbat Gula was one of the students in an informal school within the refugee camp; McCurry, rarely given the opportunity to photograph Afghan women, seized the opportunity and captured her image. She was approximately 12 years old at the time. She made it on the cover of National Geographic next year, and her identity was discovered in 1992.
lunes, 30 de noviembre de 2009
more infoo about chili pepersz!!
The chili has a long association with and is extensively used in Mexican and certain South American cuisines, and later adapted into the emerging Tex-Mex cuisine. Although unknown in Africa and Asia until its introduction from the New World by the Europeans, the chili pepper has since become an essential pillar of the cuisines of Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Southwest China (including Sichuan cuisine), Sri Lanka, Thailand, and many other cooking traditions.
The fruit is eaten raw or cooked for its fiery hot flavour, concentrated along the top of the pod. The stem end of the pod has most of the glands that produce the capsaicin. The white flesh surrounding the seeds contains the highest concentration of capsaicin. Removing the inner membranes is thus effective at reducing the heat of a pod.
Fresh Indian Green Chilis sold in HAL market, Bangalore
A basket of chilli padi displayed in a Singaporean supermarket
Indian Vegetable Salad containing Lemon, Tomato, Radish, Beetroot, Cucumber and Green ChilliesChili is sold worldwide fresh, dried and powdered. In the United States, it is often made from the Mexican chile ancho variety, but with small amounts of cayenne added for heat. In the Southwest United States, dried ground chili peppers, cumin, garlic and oregano is often known as chili powder. Chipotles are dry, smoked red (ripe) jalapeños.
Chili peppers are used around the world to make a countless variety of sauces, known as hot sauce, chile sauce, or pepper sauce. In Turkey, chilis are known as Kırmızı Biber (red pepper) or Acı Biber (hot pepper), and are used in the form of either red pepper paste (Biber Salçasi), which can be hot or mild. Harissa is a hot pepper sauce made of chili, garlic and flavoured with spices, originating in Tunisia and widely used in its cuisine, both as a condiment and as seasoning. Harissa is also found in other North African cuisines, though it is often treated as a table condiment to be served on the side.
Indian cooking has multiple uses for chilis, from simple snacks like bhaji, where the chilis are dipped in batter and fried, to complex curries. Chilis are dried, roasted and salted as a side dish for rice varieties such as daddojanam ("dadhi" curd, "ojanam" rice in Sanskrit) or thayir sadam (curd rice) or daal rice (rice with lentils). The soaked and dried chillies are a seasoning ingredient in recipes such as kootu. It is called "mirapa" (మిరప)in telugu.
Sambal is a versatile relish made from chili peppers as well as other ingredients, such as garlic, onion, shallots, salt, vinegar and sugar, which is popular in Indonesia and Malaysia, and also in Sri Lanka (called "sambol") and South Africa, where they were introduced by Malay migrant workers who arrived in the 19th century. It can be used as a dipping sauce, as an ingredient in recipes and even as a dressing for cold dishes (or "salads").
The fruit is eaten raw or cooked for its fiery hot flavour, concentrated along the top of the pod. The stem end of the pod has most of the glands that produce the capsaicin. The white flesh surrounding the seeds contains the highest concentration of capsaicin. Removing the inner membranes is thus effective at reducing the heat of a pod.
Fresh Indian Green Chilis sold in HAL market, Bangalore
A basket of chilli padi displayed in a Singaporean supermarket
Indian Vegetable Salad containing Lemon, Tomato, Radish, Beetroot, Cucumber and Green ChilliesChili is sold worldwide fresh, dried and powdered. In the United States, it is often made from the Mexican chile ancho variety, but with small amounts of cayenne added for heat. In the Southwest United States, dried ground chili peppers, cumin, garlic and oregano is often known as chili powder. Chipotles are dry, smoked red (ripe) jalapeños.
Chili peppers are used around the world to make a countless variety of sauces, known as hot sauce, chile sauce, or pepper sauce. In Turkey, chilis are known as Kırmızı Biber (red pepper) or Acı Biber (hot pepper), and are used in the form of either red pepper paste (Biber Salçasi), which can be hot or mild. Harissa is a hot pepper sauce made of chili, garlic and flavoured with spices, originating in Tunisia and widely used in its cuisine, both as a condiment and as seasoning. Harissa is also found in other North African cuisines, though it is often treated as a table condiment to be served on the side.
Indian cooking has multiple uses for chilis, from simple snacks like bhaji, where the chilis are dipped in batter and fried, to complex curries. Chilis are dried, roasted and salted as a side dish for rice varieties such as daddojanam ("dadhi" curd, "ojanam" rice in Sanskrit) or thayir sadam (curd rice) or daal rice (rice with lentils). The soaked and dried chillies are a seasoning ingredient in recipes such as kootu. It is called "mirapa" (మిరప)in telugu.
Sambal is a versatile relish made from chili peppers as well as other ingredients, such as garlic, onion, shallots, salt, vinegar and sugar, which is popular in Indonesia and Malaysia, and also in Sri Lanka (called "sambol") and South Africa, where they were introduced by Malay migrant workers who arrived in the 19th century. It can be used as a dipping sauce, as an ingredient in recipes and even as a dressing for cold dishes (or "salads").
diferet tipes of chilis
Mexican food recipes frequently call for one or more different types of peppers. It’s not uncommon at all to see a recipe that calls for multiple types of chilies. Many different versions of mole sauce, for example; demand multiple types of peppers.
You might be surprised to learn that there are actually more than 200 different types of peppers.
The various types of peppers range from varieties that are quite mild to chili peppers that will certainly scorch your mouth. Below we have provided a list of some of the most common types of peppers.
• Red Savina Habanero
• Habanero
• Thai
• Chiltecpin
• Santaka
• Tabasco
• Chilipiquin
• Cayenne
• Serrano
• Chile de Arbol
• Jalapeno
• Ancho Poblano
• Anaheim
• Bell Pepper
As types of peppers go, bell pepper is one of the most mild peppers. The Red Sabina Habanero will certainly set your mouth on fire, so it’s a good idea to keep a tall glass of water nearby.
You may be surprised to note that the jalapeno pepper fell closer to the end of our list. This is because, when compared to other types of chili peppers, the jalapeno is actually quite mild!
Types of chili peppers are a staple of many Mexican food dishes and if you want to prepare Mexican food that is tasty and authentic you need to have some knowledge of the various types of chilies.
You might be surprised to learn that there are actually more than 200 different types of peppers.
The various types of peppers range from varieties that are quite mild to chili peppers that will certainly scorch your mouth. Below we have provided a list of some of the most common types of peppers.
• Red Savina Habanero
• Habanero
• Thai
• Chiltecpin
• Santaka
• Tabasco
• Chilipiquin
• Cayenne
• Serrano
• Chile de Arbol
• Jalapeno
• Ancho Poblano
• Anaheim
• Bell Pepper
As types of peppers go, bell pepper is one of the most mild peppers. The Red Sabina Habanero will certainly set your mouth on fire, so it’s a good idea to keep a tall glass of water nearby.
You may be surprised to note that the jalapeno pepper fell closer to the end of our list. This is because, when compared to other types of chili peppers, the jalapeno is actually quite mild!
Types of chili peppers are a staple of many Mexican food dishes and if you want to prepare Mexican food that is tasty and authentic you need to have some knowledge of the various types of chilies.
martes, 24 de noviembre de 2009
lunes, 23 de noviembre de 2009
malabarism
Juggling is a skill involving moving objects for entertainment or sport (see object manipulation). The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling, in which the juggler throws objects up to catch and toss up again. Jugglers often refer to the objects they juggle as props. The most common props are balls or beanbags, rings, clubs, and special bounce balls. Some performers use more dramatic objects such as knives, fire torches, and even chainsaws. The term juggling can also refer to other prop-based skills such as diabolo, devil sticks, poi, cigar boxes, fire-dancing, contact juggling, hooping, and hat manipulation.
The word juggling derives from the Middle English jogelen (to entertain by performing tricks), in turn from the French jongleur and the Old French jogler. There is also the Late Latin form joculare of Latin joculari, meaning to jest.
The word juggling derives from the Middle English jogelen (to entertain by performing tricks), in turn from the French jongleur and the Old French jogler. There is also the Late Latin form joculare of Latin joculari, meaning to jest.
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