Saturday, February 15, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
The historic rock of Zalongo.
In honour of these heroines, who chose death over disgrace and misery, a memorial was erected at the top of this cliff as a symbol of commemoration and self-sacrifice. This monument was placed there in 1961, a work by sculptor Georgios Zongolopoulos and architect Patroklos Karantinos. The renowned sculptor managed to articulate the dance which was connected with salvation, love of freedom, and struggle for life. Holding hands as they did in dance, the female figures gradually grow in size, becoming gigantic at the edge of the cliff, thus becoming huge, heroic figures, eternal symbols of sacrifice and love of freedom, a love for which they did not hesitate to sacrifice not only their own life but also the life of their children.
The monument, 18 m long and 13m high, is on a stone base on top of which the six gigantic abstract female figures of the Souliot women have been placed. The figures are made of reinforced concrete, lined with about 4,300 limestone blocks, 50x30cm, of off-white color.
A great number of visitors arrive each year to pay tribute to these heroic women who have passed into eternity as symbols of self-sacrifice and free spirit. In memory of their sacrifice, on the second Sunday of August every year, a celebration takes place in Kamarina, “Zalongia”, with visitors from around the country. http://www.visit-preveza.com/zaloggo
Thursday, February 6, 2014
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis
We won't know for a while how this pair measure up above the shoulders, but the signs are cause for optimism.
Rea, who is coaching Kyrgios one-on-one under Tennis Australia's new coaching regime, called his pupil ''incredibly driven'' and ''hugely competitive'', with ''a big personality'' and belief in his ability.
Kyrgios and Rea have identified physicality - the teen has had a sore shoulder - and net play as areas needing work, adding: ''There's some things Nick and I have identified in the way he goes about things from a mentality perspective that we both agree he can be better at.
''If he can take care of … things on a daily basis, the ranking gains will take care of themselves.''
The same applies to Kokkinakis, who as Newk suggested, wasn't afraid of the moment on showcourt three. When other Australians faltered, the Ks seized it. ''We're all incredibly excited about what may lie in wait for them,'' said Rea. ''But also understand the long journey that's ahead and we hope there's another crop of youngsters not far behind them.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/nick-kyrgios-and-thanasi-kokkinakis-are-emerging-in-unison-20140115-30va1.html#ixzz2qYkHCH4I
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/15/sport/tennis/australian-open-weather-heat/
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
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Monday, January 6, 2014
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Super moons in January 2014
While supermoons don’t normally impact much, they may bring higher tides than usual.
The term supermoon came from astrologer Richard Nolle over 30 years ago, and is only now coming into popular usage, according to EarthSky. Nolle said a supermoon is “a new or full moon which occurs with the moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit.”
This usually means an average of four to six supermoons per year.
The other supermoons in 2014 will be on July 12, on August 10, and on September 9. The moon will be the closest to the Earth on August 10.
Before supermoons were called supermoons, they were referred to perigee full moon, or perigee new moon. Perigee means “the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth,” being derived from the Greek word perigeion, which meant ”close around the Earth.”
Read more: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/422729-supermoon-dates-2014-two-new-moons-coming-in-january/?photo=2#ixzz2pQYBnb65Thursday, January 2, 2014
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