1995 AVM Stroke Survivor Story: WALK (Spain-Cordoba) Madinat Al-Zahra, Jacqui Hynd 004
Jacqui Hynd's video; AVM brain haemorrhage, stroke survivor; had emergency open-brain surgery in 1995. Gait, balance, sensory loss, footdrop, clonus, subluxed shoulder while walking. Plus photography and videoing with one hand.
Spain Cordoba Madinat al-Zahra : walking on all manner of surfaces. I needed to build muscle mass after being confined to a wheelchair. Impaired sensation and stability, and I still have to look down as even the slightest obstacles could have a major impact.
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ReLearning LIFE, 22-years strong, video; after surviving open-brain surgery. Having had severe Aphasia; relearn to talk, relearn to read to write; deal with memory loss. Trapped in a wheelchair, and still have a paralysed arm & hand; relearn to stand to walk. I'm travelling again, taking one-handed photos, and have written cookbooks and travelogues. I was right-handed; now I'm left-handed for everything. 22 years since my stroke in 1995; I was a fit 34 years of age. How far have I come? Celebrate, inspire. Progress is still very possible 20 years or more after a stroke; never give up.
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Drinking, Eating, and Drinking Cordoba, Spain Specialties
Cordoba, Spain has a few culinary specialties that we couldn't miss while traveling Spain. Sara and I start things off with Spain's favorite aperitif, a glass of vermouth. In Spain, bars will often have their own homemade vermouth, or vermut in Spanish.
After a quick drink, we headed to a local bar for lunch. We ordered the most popular Cordoba specialty, Flamenquin. Flamenquin is a sheet of pork loin rolled around some cured serrano ham. This ham is a very popular ingredient in Spain. The roll is dipped in egg, battered, and deep fried. It's a very heavy, meaty meal, and it came with fries, calamari, and salad. Sara ordered a sausage combo: chorizo and blood sausage. In Spain, chorizo is the king of the sausages. It's slightly spicy with added paprika. For me, the big surprise was the blood sausage, or morcilla in Spanish, which is a pretty popular food in Spain. Blood sausage is made with pork offal and meat, ground up and mixed with blood. The added flavors in this one were great. I haven't had much experience with blood pudding, but this began a Spanish love affair for me.
After dinner, we went for a glass of a special sweet wine of the area. It's called Montilla-Moriles and it's similar to a sherry, but it isn't fortified. We had this at a bar called Bar Guzman. It's a local favorite, with bull fighter memorabilia (including a bull head) scattered around the establishment.
Cordoba ended up being one of my favorite places in Spain. We really loved the quaint streets, the plazas, and the giant Mezquita cathedral of Cordoba. Every turn we took we felt like we were walking into a fairy tale.
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Vivienda CDB2016: Shipping Container House in Córdoba, Spain
Vivienda CDB2016: Shipping Container House in Córdoba Spain. In this video, we bring you Vivienda CDB2016: A shipping container house in Córdoba, Spain built with 4 Shipping Containers. Vivienda. This project is built using two 40 'HC and two 20' HC. All the containers were fabricated in a workshop and painted before delivered on site. Two 40 foot containers sit on the ground level with a gap in between to increase the floor area of the house. The 20 foot containers are stuck on top of the 40 foot containers to create the second story. On the ground level, a side entrance with a custom wooden door mid-way one of the 40 foot containers leads into an entrance lobby. On the left a small kitchen occupies one half of the container and an open plan living space half the second container. A second custom wooden door leads to two bedrooms and two bathrooms occupying the remaining halves of the 40 foot containers on the ground floor. One of the bedrooms is ensuite. The 20 foot container above the living room is cut open to create a double volume living space with an additional a loft from exposed timber beams. A steel staircase leads onto the forth 20 foot container on the first floor level used as a home office. The entire length office loft is fitted with a protective railing made from glass.
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Builder: Futurevo Building
Location: Córdoba Spain
Salient Features: open living, 2 bedrooms
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Habitable Space: 960+sqft
Completion Date: 2013
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Do the Right Thing, move the Ground Zero mosque.flv
Peter Johnson, Jr., Fox Legal Analyst gives his take on why imam Feisal Abdul Rauf should do the right thing and move the mosque to another location. Rauf
claims his motivation is for healing in the community. With 70% opposition, and his determination to continue the project just 2 blocks (600 feet) away from the footprint of Ground Zero, it's clear his motivation is anything BUT healing. This a another TRIUMPHANT VICTORY MOSQUE, just like The Cordoba Mosque in Spain.
The original Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in the 10th century in Cordoba, Spain, the capital of the Muslim caliphate of al Andalus, ruling over the conquered Spaniards. The Cordoba Mosque was the third largest mosque complex in the world at the time, built on the site of a former Christian church to commemorate the Muslim conquest of Spain. This perpetuated a cultural Muslim practice of building mosques on the sites of historic conquests. This is the intent of Feisal Abdul Rauf, plain and simple. Do not be fooled.
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Spanish Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba, also called Great Mosque of Córdoba , Islamic mosque in Córdoba, Spain, which was converted into a Christian cathedral in the 13th century.
The original structure was built by the Umayyad ruler ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān I in 784–786 with extensions in the 9th and 10th centuries that doubled its size, ultimately making it one of the largest sacred buildings in the Islamic world. The ground plan of the completed building forms a vast rectangle measuring 590 by 425 feet (180 by 130 metres), or little less than St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. About one-third of this area is occupied by the Patio de los Naranjos (“Court of the Oranges”) and the cloisters that surround it on the north, east, and west. Passing through the courtyard, one enters on the south a deep sanctuary whose roof is supported by a forest of pillars made of porphyry, jasper, and many-coloured marbles. Some 850 pillars divide this interior into 19 north-to-south and 29 east-to-west aisles, with each row of pillars supporting a tier of open horseshoe arches upon which a third and similar tier is superimposed. The most exquisite decoration in the whole complex is found in the third mihrab, or prayer niche, a small octagonal recess roofed with a single block of white marble that is carved in the form of a shell and has walls inlaid with Byzantine-style mosaics and gold.
Since 1236 the former mosque has served as a Christian cathedral, and its Moorish character was altered in the 16th century with the erection in the interior of a central high altar and cruciform choir, numerous chapels along the sides of the vast quadrangle, and a belfry 300 feet (90 metres) high in place of the old minaret.
Newt Gingrich: No Ground Zero Mosque.flv
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Almost nine years after the 9/11 attacks, the United States has yet to confront the threat posed by the extremist and irreconcilable wing of Islam.
Former Speaker of the House and AEI senior fellow Newt Gingrich will warn that now is the time to awaken from self-deception
about the nature of our enemies and rebuild a bipartisan commitment, in Afghanistan and elsewhere, to defend America.
Drawing on the lessons of Camus and Orwell, Gingrich will describe the dangers of a wartime government that uses language and misleading labels to obscure reality.
He will explain why we need a debate about this larger war against the irreconcilable wing of Islam—which mortally threatens America's way of life,
freedom, and rule of law—and how it relates to the nuclear threat from Iran and the various other risks posed to America's very existence. Most importantly, Gingrich will argue that America will remain at risk until it confronts this willful blindness about the nature of its enemies and the nature of the war in which it is engaged.
The Proposed New York Mosque and the Constitution
By Peter Ferrara
Published August 04, 2010
FoxNews.com
Muslim interests propose to build a 15 story mosque in Manhattan towering over the site of the 9/11 atrocity just 600 feet away. They would name the monument Cordoba House.
The original Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in the 10th century in Cordoba, Spain, the capital of the Muslim caliphate of al Andalus, ruling over the conquered Spaniards.
The Cordoba Mosque was the third largest mosque complex in the world at the time, built on the site of a former Christian church to commemorate the Muslim conquest of Spain.
This perpetuated a cultural Muslim practice of building mosques on the sites of historic conquests.
As Newt Gingrich has written, every Islamist in the world recognizes Cordoba as a symbol of Muslim conquest.
Given this background, many Americans object to the proposed mosque overlooking the 9/11 site.
They have been lectured by liberals arguing that construction of the proposed mosque is constitutionally protected by the First Amendment's Freedom of Religion, and any government effort to stop it would be unconstitutional as a result.
New York Attorney General Mario Cuomo, who is also running for governor of New York, has taken this position, saying, What are we all about if not religious freedom?
Cuomo and the liberals are wrong.
Firmly settled constitutional doctrine provides that freedom of religion, like freedom of speech, is subject to time, place and manner regulation. No one is free to build a church anywhere they want.
If the authorities believe a particular location would be offensive to some segment of the public, the time, place and manner doctrine gives them the power to prevent construction of a church, or a mosque, at the offensive location.
The Constitution would not allow the government to prohibit any mosques, as Saudi Arabia prohibits any Christian churches or Jewish synagogues.
But New York City already offers more than 100 mosques, and more could be built anywhere else in the city.
As for this site, Gingrich has already rightly answered Cuomo in saying, There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia.
The time for double standards that allow Islamists to behave aggressively toward us while they demand our weakness and submission is over.
Gingrich recognizes the battle we are in, adding, America is experiencing an Islamist cultural-political offensive designed to undermine and destroy our civilization. Sadly, too many of our elites are the willing apologists for those who would destroy them if they could.
Peter Ferrara is General Counsel of the American Civil Rights Union and Director of Entitlement and Budget Policy for the Institute for Policy Innovation. He formerly served under President Reagan in the White House Office of Policy Development, and under the first President Bush as Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States.
Tarragona, Spain. HDR
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Situated on a 300-foot-tall rock, and called Tarraco by Romans, the city is just north of the river Ebro. During the Roman Republic, the city was fortified and enlarged by the brothers Scipio, who converted it into a fortress against the Carthaginians. The sign on the building in Latin says: “Tarraco The Work of Scipionus.”
In the early imperial times Augustus built many city buildings and there is his statue at one of them.
The remains of an ancient Roman circus, where they held the chariot games, both above and below ground, are giving us a perspective of the size of the city in those days.
There are also a Roman theater overlooking the Mediterranean and the ancient walls of the city – the oldest Roman construction outside of Italy still standing.
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TH4063 Cheap Spanish Properties Rute Cordoba inland Andalucia Spain
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This Bargain Townhouse with 2 Double Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms is situated in the popular and lively town of Rute in the Cordoba region of Andalicia. With on street parking right outside the property you enter the Townhouse in to a good size reception / seating or dining area leading to a lounge, a kitchen area and access to your private internal tiled patio with a storage room and a ground floor fully tiled shower room. Stairs from the kitchen area take you to the first floor where we have your second fully tiled shower room and 2 double bedrooms one with a Juliet balcony. On the market for only 31.000,00 euros this is the perfect bargain lock and go holiday home in the sunshine, with electricity and town water connections this townhouse is ready to move in to only needing you to add your own style of furniture. For more details on this property please E-mail info@inlandandalucia.com quoting Ref TH4063.
Ronda village, Andalucia, Spain 2012
Despite being Andalucía's fastest-growing town - it overtook Córdoba in the big three Andaluz tourist attractions, behind Sevilla and Granada, in the early 21st century - Ronda retains much of its historic charm, particularly its old town. It is famous worldwide for its dramatic escarpments and views, and for the deep El Tajo gorge that carries the rio Guadalevín through its centre. Visitors make a beeline for the 18th century Puente Nuevo 'new' bridge, which straddles the 100m chasm below, for its unparalleled views out over the Serranía de Ronda mountains.
Ronda is also famous as the birthplace of modern bullfighting, today glimpsed once a year at the spectacular Feria Goyesca. Held at the beginning of September, here fighters and some of the audience dress in the manner of Goya's sketches of life in the region. Legendary Rondeño bullfighter Pedro Romero broke away from the prevailing Jerez 'school' of horseback bullfighting in the 18th century to found a style of bullfighting in which matadores stood their ground against the bull on foot. In 2006 royalty and movie stars were helicoptered in for the Goyesca's 50th anniversary celebrations in its small bullring, while thousands jammed the streets and parks outside. Otherwise the bullring, Plaza de Toros, is now a museum, and visitors can stroll out into the arena.
Ronda also holds a lovely 'romería' pilgrimage each year. This is in honour of the Virgen de la Cabeza and is organised by the local Catholic brotherhood of the same name. For those wishing to see the lighter side of life in Ronda this is a wonderful way to participate in a local tradition that dates back to the beginning of the 20th century.
Across the bridge, where an elegant cloistered 16th century convent is now an art museum, old Ronda, La Ciudad, sidewinds off into cobbled streets hemmed by handsome town mansions, some still occupied by Ronda's titled families. The Casa de Don Bosco is one such, its interior patio long ago roofed in glass against Ronda's harsh winters. Its small, almost folly-like gardens lose out, however, to the true star, a few minutes' walk to the furthest end of the Ciudad, the Palacio Mondragón. Clumsily modernised in parts during the 1960s, this still has working vestiges of the exquisite miniature water gardens dating from its time as a Moorish palace during Ronda's brief reign as a minor Caliphate under Córdoba in the 12th century.
The cobbled alley to the Mondragón leads naturally on to Ronda's loveliest public space, the leafy Plaza Duquesa de Parcent, which boasts a convent, two churches, including the toytown belltower of the iglesia Santa Maria de Mayor, and the handsome arched ayuntamiento (council) building. Nearby calle Armiñan leads down to the spacious plaza of the traditional workers' barrio, San Francisco, with excellent bars and restaurants. Back from the Mondragón, the Plaza del Campillo overlooks steps that zigzag down to a dramatic eye-level through the Puente Nuevo. The town's pedestrianised 'high street', calle Espinel, opposite the bullring, is nicknamed 'La Bola' and is where Rondeños go for virtually everything.
Hunting Giant Red Stags in Argentina
Ian Harford heads out on horseback for an epic adventure, hunting Giant Red Stags in Argentina.
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The terrain at Rincon De Luna in the Cordoba Province of Argentina is the ideal location for those looking for an intense and challenge hunting trip. Vast mountains cover this incredible landscape, much of which is only accessible on horse. As Ian makes his way to higher ground to being glassing for signs of animal movement, it isn’t long until he spots two stags. One is an old mature bull, past breeding age and ideal for harvesting.
Ian begins his approach, but the uneven surface of this ground make each foot step a challenge. After tackling the tough conditions, Ian is now in a suitable position to take a safe shot. Unfortunately, the old bull doesn’t offer an ethical shot. After waiting for some time, Ian decides to move towards a surrounding ridge that is a little closer and offers a better viewpoint. By the time Ian reaches a more suitable position they have moved on. The sun has now set and the day is at an end. It has been an incredible day, even though Ian wasn’t successful, his spirits were still high. Tomorrow would be a new day and offer new opportunities.
It’s another early morning start and Ian is eager to get started. However, the weather has changed dramatically over night and it is now not safe for travelling on horseback. Ian and his guide head out into the wilderness on foot. Again Ian is fortunate to spot two red stags 700 yards in the distance. He begins his approach and he sets up his rifle on a rock 300 yards away. He takes aim at a beautiful old male; similar to the one he saw the previous day. As the red stag stops feeding Ian doesn’t waste this golden opportunity and squeezes the trigger. The shot hits perfectly and the stag drops on the spot. It has been a very tough and challenging hunting adventure for Ian, but all of his hard work and dedication has paid off as he successfully harvests a mature red stag.
If you’re planning your next adventure where breath-taking hunting is a guarantee, then Rincon Da Luna in the Cordoba Province of Argentina is a must.
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Maria Pages - Riverdance The New Show - Segunda Actuacion (1996) con Colin Dunne
Magnifica actuacion de Maria Pages con Colin Dunne en el espectaculo RIVERDANCE THE NEW SHOW en 1996 donde actua como artista invitada y coreógrafa. ^_^
GAL2A07 - First floor apartment in Los Gallardos - €64,950
A well-presented first floor apartment in Los Gallardos with 2 bedrooms & 1 bathroom located on a small complex boasting a communal pool, established gardens and allocated parking.
This excellent first floor apartment in the warm & friendly village of Los Gallardos is “sold as seen - ready to walk in and enjoy. The price has been set to attract serious interest and the owners are open to reasonable offers.
The two-storey development is small and peaceful with a courtyard/terrace area surrounding the communal pool. The community is very well run and the annual charge is low. The complex boasts a communal pool, established gardens/courtyard and allocated secure parking.
This first floor apartment measures a generous 74m² and is sold with all furniture, electrical items, ceiling fans and white goods included in the sale. The apartment comprises a large terrace off the lounge, a generous living/dining room, an independent kitchen, two double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and a full bathroom.
The property enjoys an excellent location with all daily amenities within a very short walk, including shops, bars, restaurants, doctors, chemist, banks, school, sports facilities and the town hall. Almeria airport is just 40 minutes away and the coast of Mojacar is around a 12 minute drive away.
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Martyrs of the Christian Faith
Martyrs of the Christian Faith
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Be advised that the illustrations (not photos) used in this video are graphic.
The intent of this video is to remind Christians of our brothers and sisters who chose agony and death rather than deny our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Let us not forget also the many Christians around the world today who are currently suffering persecution for their faith in Jesus Christ. May we remember to pray for them always.
May we all in the Church today have such blessed faith.
The martyrs and means of torture and execution are depicted in the following order:
John the Baptist beheaded, AD 23
Stoning of Stephen, AD 34
Apostle James beheaded, AD 45
Stoning of apostle Philip, Hierapolis, Phrygia, AD 54
Martyrdom of apostle James the Lesser, Jerusalem, AD 63
Burning of Barnabas at Salamanca, Cyprus, AD 64
Death of Mark the evangelist, Alexandria, AD 64
Crucifixion of apostle Peter, Rome, AD 69
Apostle Paul beheaded, Rome, AD 69
Crucifixion of apostle Andrew, Patras in Achaia, ca. AD 70
Apostle Bartholomew skinned alive and beheaded, Armenia, AD 70
Apostle Thomas martyred, Calamina, AD 70
Evangelist Matthew beheaded, Naddavar, Ethiopia, AD 70
Crucifixion of Simon the Zealot, Syria, AD 70
Crucifixion of apostle Matthew, AD 70
Hanging of evangelist Luke, Greece, AD 93
Antipas roasted alive in a copper steer, AD 95
Vitalus buried alive, Ravenna, ca. AD 99
Ignatius thrown to the lions, Rome, AD 111
Burning of Polycarp, Smyrna, AD 168
Blandine half-roasted on a grill and then thrown to wild bulls, AD 172
Martyrdom of Cointha, Alexandria, AD 252
Torture of Origen, Alexandria, AD 234
Tharacus, Probus, and Adronicus thrown to wild animals, AD 290
Persecution by emperors Diocletian and Maximus, AD 301
Cassianus, a teacher, killed by his students, Imola, AD 302
Honoric, king of the Vandals, eaten by worms and lice, AD 477
Burning of Clement the Scotchman, AD 756
13-year-old Pelagius martyred, Cordoba, Spain, AD 925
Burning of Arnoldus, teacher from Brixen, Rome, 1145
Burning of many Christians called Publicans, France and England, 1182
Martyr, with his hands tied behind his back, hoisted in the air
by a rope.(pulley), over spikes, or sometimes, sharp flints, on to which the Martyr
was let fall.
Martyrs buffeted, kicked, and pounded with the fists, being stoned,
face and jaws are bruised and broken with a stone,
crushed under a huge stone.
Martyrs thrown head-first into a caldron full of molten lead or boiling oil,
in a hot frying-pan,
plunged into a boiling pot.
Martyr's dismembered limbs put in a frying-pan.
Martyr in the brazen bull.
Martyr laid on the iron bed and broiled.
Martyr whose limbs are interwoven in the spokes of a wheel,
on which he is left exposed for days, till he dies.
Martyr bound to a narrow wheel, which is revolved, so that
his body is horribly mangled on iron spikes fixed underneath.
Sometimes martyrs were bound to the circumference of great wheels,
and so hurled from a height over stony places.
Martyr sawn in two with an iron saw.
Martyr's hands and feet cut off.
Martyr suspended by the feet, and his head at the same
tim pounded with hammers.
Martyr suspended by the hands, which are tied behind
his back, heavy weights being fastened to his feet and
around his neck.
Martyr suspended by both feet, and a great stone fastened
to his neck.
Sometimes the Blessed Martyrs, after being smeared with honey
were bound to stakes fixed in the ground, and so exposed to the
rays of the sun to be tortured by the stings of flies and bees.
Martyr suspended by one foot; one leg is bent at the knee,
which is constricted by means of an iron ring, the other being
weighted with a heavy mass of iron.
Martyrs suspended by one foot.
Suspended by both feet.
Raised on the cross, head uppermost.
nailed to the cross, head downwards.
Hung up by both arms, heavy weights being attached
to the feet.
Christian woman suspended by the hair.
Martyrs hung up by one arm only, ponderous
stones being fastened to their feet.
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Barack Obama, Desmond Tutu and Ban Ki-moon on the Alliance of Civilizations
United Nations, New York, 26 September 2009 - US President Barack Obama, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Desmond Tutu, and leading global opinion-makers present a bold UN project.
The Alliance of Civilizations is an international effort to build the cultural conditions for peace between countries and within communities. It is driven by a vision of a world in which different faiths and cultures can not only live side by side in peace, but come together for the good of all humanity.
Launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2005, and co-sponsored by the governments of Spain and Turkey, today the Alliance is a thriving societal coalition of over 100 governments and international organizations, leading businesses, academic and research centers, civil society organizations, and faith groups, dedicated to building a more peaceful and tolerant world through working to implement concrete, on the ground initiatives and policies on youth, education, media and migration issues, which make a difference in communities.
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Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy attends scaled down military parade
(12 Oct 2012)
1. Wide of Spanish flag presentation
2. Tracking of Spain's King Juan Carlos' arrival
3. Mid of troops standing in formation
4. Mid of King, Queen Sofia and Spain's Crown Princess Letizia (centre, second row) saluting troops
5. Mid of troops shooting rifles into the air. UPSOUND: gunshot
6. Mid of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at royal tribune
7. Wide of troops marching in front of the King
8. Mid of King and Queen on royal tribune as troops march past in foreground
9. Close of marching troops' feet
10. Wide of climbing troops marching past royal tribune
11. Tracking of sheep, symbol of Foreign Legion, taking part in march
12. Wide tilt up of Foreign Legion marching
13. Mid of Ceuta troops marching
14. Wide of Ceuta troops marching
15. Wide of empty parade ground
16. Wide of King, Queen, Spain's Crown Prince Felipe, Crown Princess and Rajoy leaving tribune
17. Mid of King and Rajoy speaking after parade
18. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Marta Nunez, Spectator:
You can tell cars are not in the march anymore, there have been less planes, but still this day shines with its own light, it's beautiful, I have loved it.
19. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Luis Alonso, Spectator:
I have missed many things; cars, parachute troops carrying down the flag. There have only been six planes and all these things made it very poor, very poor.
20. Wide of end of parade
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Recession-hit Spain is observing its National Day festivities amid austerity cuts to a traditional military pageant and strikes by schools that refuse to acknowledge a holiday that highlights Spanish unity over regional identities.
Spain's King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy presided over a much-reduced parade that featured none of the usual fighter jets or tanks but rather 2,600 marching soldiers, 50 armoured cars and seven trainer aircraft normally used for aerial displays.
Spectator Marta Nunez did not mind the scaled-back parade.
You can tell cars are not in the march anymore, there have been less planes, but still this day shines with its own light, it's beautiful, I have loved it, she said.
However, another spectator, Jose Luis Alonso, was less impressed.
I have missed many things; cars, parachute troops carrying down the flag. There have only been six planes and all these things made it very poor, very poor.
The parade has caused division throughout Spain this year as Catalans have recently staged major protests calling for regional autonomy.
In northeastern Catalonia some 12 schools ignored the vacation and stayed open, offering students debates and workshops instead.
A Columbus Day march in Barcelona was interrupted by pro-Catalan Independence supporters who shouted insults at marchers and even wrestled a Spanish flag out of an anti-independence marcher's hands during a scuffle. Riot police had to intervene, using batons to force back the pro-independence protesters.
Catalan sentiments towards independency from Madrid have recently increased as a consequence of the economic crisis and the alleged unfair balance between the tax revenue Catalonia gives to the central government and the investments it gets in return.
October 12 is traditionally celebrated as the day on which Christopher Columbus discovered America in the name of the Spanish Crown and is combined with ancient religious commemorations.
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TUR2A64 - Bargain 1st Floor Apartment in Turre - €49,950
A first floor 2 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment measuring 60m² located in Turre within walking distance of all amenities boasting a communal roof solarium, lift to all floors and lovely mountain views.
This bargain apartment is sold as seen and, at the current asking price, is a must view property. The apartment is situated on the edge of town with all amenities within walking distance, including bars, restaurants, shops, supermarkets, banks, pharmacies etc. Turre also hosts a weekly market every Friday morning which is found in the main town square.
This first floor south-facing apartment is located in a well-maintained block. Plenty of natural sunlight streams in through the terrace windows which look out to the mountains of Sierra Cabrera and the surrounding countryside.
Entering the property you find yourself in a long hallway, arriving firstly at the second double bedroom, followed by the main bathroom next to this. At the end of the hall is the open plan kitchen & living space with a private balcony, that can easily accommodate a table and 2 chairs for dining al fresco. From the living room you have access to the master bedroom which includes spacious fitted wardrobes.
The apartment block benefits from a communal roof solarium where you can enjoy the beautiful 360° views of the surrounding area. There is also a lift for easy access to all floors.
The beautiful sandy beaches of Mojacar are just a 5-10 minute drive away. Airports are also close by, with Almeria airport just a 50 minute drive away and Murcia and Alicante reachable within 1 hour 30 minutes and 2 hours respectively.
Fantastic Cañon City Container Cabin
Located 40 minutes outside of Cañon City, Colorado, and anchored into a natural earthen berm, this 1,280-square-foot home is a sight to be seen.
The remote retreat sits on 35 acres of agrarian land where the owners have been hunting and vacationing for the last three decades. Eager to create their own off-the-grid getaway in this Southern Colorado netherworld, they contacted a gutsy architect who had previous experience building shipping container homes. Brad Tomecek, AIA, partner with Boulder-based Studio H:T at the time (and who now is the founding architect of Tomecek Studio Architecture) climbed on board as the design and project architect of the home. “They wanted a vacation spot they could visit three times a year—but one that also could be left to endure the resilient north-westerly winds that frequent the area,” says Tomecek. “They already had shipping containers in mind, because they’re industrial and durable.” After doing multiple site visits and getting to know the family, Tomecek crafted a design that—despite the agrarian-industrial dichotomy—blends into its surroundings. He focused on maximizing views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, shielding outdoor spaces from the persistent wind, and providing durable, sustainable living to the occupants—all while maintaining the integrity of the raw materials. The one-of-a-kind cabin consists of four 40-foot shipping containers, three of which were cut in half, to build two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a protected outdoor courtyard space. Ten feet from the house sits a ground-mount solar panel system. We lifted the two center containers to make the master suite,” Tomecek says, “which also provides cover for entry from the approach side.” The guest suite is entirely isolated, with access through the courtyard, “so it becomes almost like a one-bedroom unit with separate guest quarters.” And, taking a slight reprieve from the focus on durability to honor its site, the back of the home is lined with glass—providing uninterrupted views of the land the owners fell in love with decades prior. “What really makes this home special is how the integrity of the shipping containers was maintained,” Tomecek says. “The undeniable character of the containers, the exposed metal, their markings, the stories they tell, down to the residue of the contents they once shipped—it expresses the containers in a very truthful way.”
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Camino de Santiago Full Doumentary (The Way of St. James )
Camino de Santiago full documentary in english and spanish.
Camino de Santiago (The Way of Saint James) is the perfect mix of touristic-sports adventure and religious sentiment. This documentary shows all of the story from the origins until today.
The discovery of the sepulcher of the Apostle Santiago, in the first third of the IX century, compelled many Christians to make pilgrimages to Compostela doing the Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James) to worship his relics.
This required the construction of a church. This building, besides guarding and honoring the relics of the Apostle and his disciples Teodoro and Atanasio, had to take in a greater number of pilgrims coming from the Peninsular kingdoms, as well as from the rest of Europe. The purpose of its builders was not only to construct the most perfect church dedicated to the cult of the pilgrims; they wanted to make Compostela a religious and artistic reference for the world, like Rome and Jerusalem.
These are the beginnings of a fascinating story, a fabulous saga spanning centuries carried out
by thousands of people united in their devotion to the figure of the Apostle Santiago, in a remote corner of Finisterre. They called it Compostela: the field of stars.
The present state of the Santiago Cathedral is the result of numerous changes, projects, works, remodeling; in short, an evolving and impassioned architectural and artistic creation developed throughout many centuries.
Camino de Santiago. The Temple of the Stars - Full Documentary
Even though Jerusalem, Rome and Santiago have been the three great destinations for pilgrims
since the Middle Ages, the Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James) to Santiago is the only one that is still traveled the same way today as it was back then: on foot and with little else than a shoulder pouch.
It had been a long time since news of the discovery of the Santiago sepulcher had reached France. Those were dark and dangerous times.
Terror broke loose when the Saracen army flattened Compostela. Almanzor had destroyed its basilica and other churches and monasteries. Bishop Diego Peláez decided to build a new church
to replace the pre-Romanesque Basilica. We fly over the city of Santiago. From up here, we can see the cathedral and near it, the church of San Félix de Solovio.
And it is in this place where chronicles tell of a hermit known as Pelayo who, as he fasted, observed some lights shining on the ancient Roman citadel. Before such news, the bishop arrived at the site and discovered the entrance to a small sepulcher among the weeds.
A church was built above the sepulcher to worship the Apostle’s relics. Construction was finished in 830 and Bishop Teodomiro consecrated the first Church of Santiago.
In the year 1101, while in Santiago after being named bishop by Pope Paschal II Diego Gelmírez initiated his projects. The first would be the conclusion of the cathedral. It was apparent that if he wanted the Santiago church to become that great Apostolic see, it had to be at the vanguard of art.
To this end, he patronized continuous exchanges between Compostelan builders and the most advanced constructors of the times. Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James) had definitely become a torrent of culutral and artistic exchange between Galicia and the rest of Europe.
Diego Gelmírez had achieved all of his goals: the construction of the cathedral was well on its way
and it was a benchmark for European Romanesque art;
And finally, on April 21 1211, Archbishop Pedro Muñiz, in the presence of King Alfonso IX,
consecrated the Romanesque cathedral of Santiago. The visits of Pope John Paul II and later Benedict XVI in the Holy Compostelan year of 2010, surrounded by a fervent multitude of pilgrims from all over the world, through Camino de Santiago ( Way of St. James) are a testimony to the magnificent vitality the Jacobean cult has today.
But notwithstanding all the changes, the works of Peláez and Gelmírez, of Masters Bernardo, Esteban, Mateo, and countless others, still remain unaltered and recognizable. In the spaces within its naves, columns, tribunes, chapels and porticos, the spirit of all those who contributed to its erection is conserved.
Thousands of pilgrims from around the world held each year Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) to venerate the relics of the Apostle. Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James) ends in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.