Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Jeanette Lee is The Hottest Pool Legend
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billiard's legends
What make Jeanette Lee a popular figure and become one of billiard's legends, is that she does not only bring skill and talent to the pool table, but also beauty and fashion. Jeanette Lee is being nicknamed "Black Widow" or "Black Spider", not because she's a widow, but refers to her liking of wearing black outfit when playing in a match.
Jeanette Lee, known throughout the world as The Black Widow, has enjoyed one of the most illustrious careers in billiards history. Repeatedly recognized by Billiards Digest as one of the sport’s most powerful people, Lee has claimed more than 30 national and international titles. Formerly ranked as the 1 player in the world, she was named the WPBA Sportsperson of the Year in 1998 and has earned Player of the Year honors from both Billiards Digest and Pool & Billiards Magazine. In 2001, Jeanette was the Gold medalist for the United States at the World Games and has also captured Silver twice at the World Championships during her 14 year professional career. In 2004, Jeanette won the World Trick Shot Championships and BCA Open. In 2005 Jeanette won the China Invitational and more recently in 2007 won the World Team Cup, Empress Cup, and the International Skins Billiard Championship with her doubles partner and husband, George Breedlove.
In the past years, pool/billiard is not a popular sport for female. But thanks to figures like Jeanette Lee, women became more attracted to this game. Jeanette Lee is an American professional pool player, started her career in 1989. She got her first title in 1994 by winning WPBA (Women's Professional Billiard Association) Nationals and WPBA Player of The Year.Born in 9 July 1971 in Brooklyn, New York, Jeanette Lee went on to rank as the no. 1 female pool player in the world during the 1990s, and received the WPBA Sportsperson of the Year Award in 1998. One among her many titles is when she won the gold medal for the USA at the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan.
Biography:
Name: Jeanette Lee — "The Black Widow"
Birth Date: July 9, 1971
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Height: 5'8"
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Husband: George Breedlove (professional pool player)
Children: stepdaughters Morgan Michelle Breedlove and Olivia Sue Breedlove, foster son John Kang, adopted daughter Cheyenne Lee Breedlove and biological daughter Chloe Angelee Breedlove.
Official Site: http://blackwidowbilliards.com/index.php
Titles: more than 30 national and international titles
Achievements:
* 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players, #4* 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 Ranked one of the Most Powerful People in the Sport by Billiards Digest
* 1998 WPBA Sportsperson of the Year
* 1994 WPBA Player of the Year
* Formerly ranked #1 in the World and Player of the Year by Billiards Digest and Pool & Billiards Magazine
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Chichen-itza, Yucatán Mexico
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Chichen-itza
Chichen-itza, Yucatán Mexico
Chichen Itza (play /tʃiːˈtʃɛn iːˈtsɑː/;from Yucatec Maya: Chi'ch'èen Ìitsha' "at the mouth of the well of the Itza") is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico.
Chichen Itza was a major focal point in the northern Maya lowlands from the Late Classic through the Terminal Classic and into the early portion of the Early Postclassic period. The site exhibits a multitude of architectural styles, from what is called “In the Mexican Origin”, and is reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico to the Puuc style found among the Puuc Maya of the northern lowlands. The presence of central Mexican styles was once thought to have been representative of direct migration or even conquest from central Mexico, but most contemporary interpretations view the presence of these non-Maya styles more as the result of cultural diffusion.
The ruins of Chichen Itza are federal property, and the site’s stewardship is maintained by Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History, INAH). The land under the monuments had been privately-owned until 29 March 2010, when it was purchased by the state of Yucatán.[
The Meteora of Greece
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Meteora of Greece
I started working closely with Greeks since 2001 when I went on board my first commercial vessel, transporting oil cargo from Middle East to Southeast Asian countries.
During snack time or meal time, my Greek chief cook will always tell me about stories of Greek civilization. I never tire hearing it because I was interested in knowing the rise and fall of one of the greatest civilization this Earth could offer, and that is, the Greek culture.
Meteora? I heard the word, but never comprehend clearly back then. My chef just told me that it is a great place to commune with nature and pay homage to the priests and monks or the monasteries atop of those stone mountains that are rarely visited by city dwellers due to the hurly burly of city life, especially in Athens.
When my second Greek ship, a container one, from the same shipping company (Tsakos Shipping and Trading, S.A.), anchored at Piraeus shore, I asked my new Greek cook (he's from island of Crete-that's where the company's founder lives or the Family Tsakos) about it. He told me that it is far, so, if I want to visit it, I have to live in his country (no pun intended).
I was fascinated before, as of today, regarding Meteora.I really want to explore it one day. It's on my 'bucket list' now.Note: This is not pertaining to the second album of the rock band Linkin Park; but I've read that they based the name of their sophy album from it. This is all about the place where I can be closer to the gods and goddesses of Greece and the mystery behind those amazing rock formation.
Meteora Greece c/o Lana542001
During snack time or meal time, my Greek chief cook will always tell me about stories of Greek civilization. I never tire hearing it because I was interested in knowing the rise and fall of one of the greatest civilization this Earth could offer, and that is, the Greek culture.
Meteora? I heard the word, but never comprehend clearly back then. My chef just told me that it is a great place to commune with nature and pay homage to the priests and monks or the monasteries atop of those stone mountains that are rarely visited by city dwellers due to the hurly burly of city life, especially in Athens.
When my second Greek ship, a container one, from the same shipping company (Tsakos Shipping and Trading, S.A.), anchored at Piraeus shore, I asked my new Greek cook (he's from island of Crete-that's where the company's founder lives or the Family Tsakos) about it. He told me that it is far, so, if I want to visit it, I have to live in his country (no pun intended).I was fascinated before, as of today, regarding Meteora.I really want to explore it one day. It's on my 'bucket list' now.Note: This is not pertaining to the second album of the rock band Linkin Park; but I've read that they based the name of their sophy album from it. This is all about the place where I can be closer to the gods and goddesses of Greece and the mystery behind those amazing rock formation.
Meteora Greece c/o Lana542001
Valley of Flowers National Park
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Flowers National Park
Trek to The Valley of Flowers National Park
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, nestled high in West Himalaya, is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. It is located in Uttarakhand state. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear and blue sheep. The gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park to the east. Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km². Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km²).[1] This Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2004.
The place had disappeared from the tourist map due to its inaccessible approach but in 1931 Frank S. Smythe a British mountaineer lost his way while returning from a successful expedition to Mt.Kamet and happened upon this valley which was full of flowers. He was so attracted towards the beauty of the place he named it the "Valley of Flowers". He authored a book called "The Valley of Flowers" which unveiled the beauty and floral splendours of the valley and thus threw open the doors of this verdant jewel to nature-enthusiasts all over the world.
In 1939 Miss Margaret Legge, a botanist deputed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh arrived at the valley for further studies. While she was traversing some rocky slopes to collect flowers, she slipped off and was lost for ever. Her sister later visited the valley and erected a memorial near the spot. The memorial is still there.
Prof. Chandra Prakash Kala, a botanist deputed by the Wildlife Institute of India, carried out a research study on the floristics and conservation of the valley for a decade starting in 1993. He made an inventory of 520 alpine plants exclusively growing in this national park and authored two important books - "The Valley of Flowers - Myth and Reality" and "Ecology and Conservation of the Valley of Flowers National Park, Garhwal Himalaya'.
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, nestled high in West Himalaya, is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. It is located in Uttarakhand state. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear and blue sheep. The gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park to the east. Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km². Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km²).[1] This Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2004.The place had disappeared from the tourist map due to its inaccessible approach but in 1931 Frank S. Smythe a British mountaineer lost his way while returning from a successful expedition to Mt.Kamet and happened upon this valley which was full of flowers. He was so attracted towards the beauty of the place he named it the "Valley of Flowers". He authored a book called "The Valley of Flowers" which unveiled the beauty and floral splendours of the valley and thus threw open the doors of this verdant jewel to nature-enthusiasts all over the world.
In 1939 Miss Margaret Legge, a botanist deputed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh arrived at the valley for further studies. While she was traversing some rocky slopes to collect flowers, she slipped off and was lost for ever. Her sister later visited the valley and erected a memorial near the spot. The memorial is still there.
Prof. Chandra Prakash Kala, a botanist deputed by the Wildlife Institute of India, carried out a research study on the floristics and conservation of the valley for a decade starting in 1993. He made an inventory of 520 alpine plants exclusively growing in this national park and authored two important books - "The Valley of Flowers - Myth and Reality" and "Ecology and Conservation of the Valley of Flowers National Park, Garhwal Himalaya'.
Ajanta cave-temples - Ancient in India
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The Ajanta Caves (Ajiṇṭhā leni; Marathi: अजिंठा लेणी), Maharashtra, India are 29 rock-cut cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE. The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of both Buddhist religious art (which depict the Jataka tales)[1] as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka.[2] The caves were built in two phases starting around 200 BCE, with the second group of caves built around 600 CE.
Since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The caves are located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, near Jalgaon, just outside the village of Ajinṭhā(20°31′56″N 75°44′44″E / 20.53222°N 75.74556°E / 20.53222; 75.74556). Caves are only about 59 kilometers from Jalgaon Railway station (on Delhi - Mumbai, Rail line of the Central railways, India); and 104 kilometers from Aurangabad (From Ellora Caves 100 Kilometers).
The first cave was built on the eastern end of the horse-shoe shaped scarp. According to Spink, it is one of the latest caves to have begun on site and brought to near-completion in the Vākāţaka phase.[clarification needed] Although there is no epigraphic evidence, it has been proposed that the Vākāţaka king Harisena may have been the benefactor of this better-preserved cave. A dominant reason for this is that Harisena was not involved initially in patronizing Ajanta.
This cave has one of the most elaborate carvings on its facade with relief sculptures on entablature and ridges. There are scenes carved from the life of the Buddha as well as a number of decorative motifs. A two pillared portico, visible in the 19th-century photographs, has since perished. The cave has a front-court with cells fronted by pillared vestibules on either side. These have a high plinth level. The cave has a porch with simple cells on both ends. The absence of pillared vestibules on the ends suggest that the porch was not excavated in the latest phase of Ajanta when pillared vestibules had become a necessity and norm. Most areas of the porch were once covered with murals, of which many fragments remain. There are three doorways: a central doorway and two side doorways. Two square windows were carved between the doorways to brighten the interiors.
Each wall of the hall inside is nearly 40 feet (12 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) high. Twelve pillars make a square colonnade inside supporting the ceiling, and creating spacious aisles along the walls. There is a shrine carved on the rear wall to house an impressive seated image of the Buddha, his hands being in the dharmachakrapravartana mudra. There are four cells on each of the left, rear, and the right walls. The walls are covered with paintings in a fair state of preservation. The scenes depicted are mostly didactic, devotional, and ornamental. The themes are from the Jataka stories (the stories of the Buddha's former existences as Bodhisattva), the life of the Gautama Buddha, and those of his veneration.
Since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The caves are located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, near Jalgaon, just outside the village of Ajinṭhā(20°31′56″N 75°44′44″E / 20.53222°N 75.74556°E / 20.53222; 75.74556). Caves are only about 59 kilometers from Jalgaon Railway station (on Delhi - Mumbai, Rail line of the Central railways, India); and 104 kilometers from Aurangabad (From Ellora Caves 100 Kilometers).
The first cave was built on the eastern end of the horse-shoe shaped scarp. According to Spink, it is one of the latest caves to have begun on site and brought to near-completion in the Vākāţaka phase.[clarification needed] Although there is no epigraphic evidence, it has been proposed that the Vākāţaka king Harisena may have been the benefactor of this better-preserved cave. A dominant reason for this is that Harisena was not involved initially in patronizing Ajanta.
This cave has one of the most elaborate carvings on its facade with relief sculptures on entablature and ridges. There are scenes carved from the life of the Buddha as well as a number of decorative motifs. A two pillared portico, visible in the 19th-century photographs, has since perished. The cave has a front-court with cells fronted by pillared vestibules on either side. These have a high plinth level. The cave has a porch with simple cells on both ends. The absence of pillared vestibules on the ends suggest that the porch was not excavated in the latest phase of Ajanta when pillared vestibules had become a necessity and norm. Most areas of the porch were once covered with murals, of which many fragments remain. There are three doorways: a central doorway and two side doorways. Two square windows were carved between the doorways to brighten the interiors.
Each wall of the hall inside is nearly 40 feet (12 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) high. Twelve pillars make a square colonnade inside supporting the ceiling, and creating spacious aisles along the walls. There is a shrine carved on the rear wall to house an impressive seated image of the Buddha, his hands being in the dharmachakrapravartana mudra. There are four cells on each of the left, rear, and the right walls. The walls are covered with paintings in a fair state of preservation. The scenes depicted are mostly didactic, devotional, and ornamental. The themes are from the Jataka stories (the stories of the Buddha's former existences as Bodhisattva), the life of the Gautama Buddha, and those of his veneration.Cave Two
Cave 2, adjacent to Cave 1, is known for the paintings that have been preserved on its walls, ceilings, and pillars. It looks similar to Cave 1 and is in a better state of preservation.
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