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The three third-generation international rugby players, including a Leicester Tigers legend and All Black
2. Pat Howard – Australia
The centre/fly-half made his Wallabies debut on 17 July 1993 against New Zealand before going onto win 20 caps.
This debut test came 23 years after his father, Jake Howard, who also played for the Wallabies, and 67 years after his Grandfather Cryil Towers, who made his debut for Australia in 1926.
His father, who married Cryils' daughter Margariete, made his international rugby debut on 6 June 1970 against Scotland and went on to make six further international representative appearances between 1970 and 1973.
In 1998 he signed for Leicester Tigers, displacing Will Greenwood, who was forced to return to Harlequins for first team rugby. Howard became a pivotal part of the Tigers' championship winning side. Howard started the victorious 2001 Heineken Cup Final for Leicester.
Meanwhile, Towers had played 57 matches for Australia between 1926 and 1937, 19 of them Tests, 2 of those as captain. In retirement he was one of the first rugby commentators, becoming known as the "voice of rugby" from his broadcasts for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
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Cranborne Chase Archaeology
The Neolithic Complex at Monkton Up Wimborne
by Martin Green · 03/12/2013
The Discovery
Text by Martin Green.
I noticed this site on one of my periodic trawls through some aerial photographs housed at the National Monuments Record Centre in Swindon. Studying aerial photographs in libraries, or even better, taking them yourself, is a wonderful way of getting to know an area. I am constantly amazed at how new sites and information continue to appear even when conditions are seemingly unhelpful for crop or soil marks. I never tire of the thrill of spotting a new site from the air, capturing it on film, and adding another small piece of information to the gigantic jigsaw.
Image 1 – Aerial view of the Monkton Up Wimborne feature. © Martin Green.
Image 2 – The Monkton Up Wimborne feature in plan. © Martin Green.
Image 3 – The Neolithic 'temple' as it may have appeared around 5,300 years ago. Image © Jane Brayne.
The site in question appeared as a crop mark consisting of a clear ring of pits, some 35m across, which enclosed a massive central feature. I was most excited by this as I knew there were few, if any, parallels for such a monument. It lay in an area just south of the Cursus that through our continued fieldwork was beginning to reveal a major new complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments. Following my visit to Swindon I persuaded Mike Allen to visit the site and auger the central feature. After much effort we eventually succeeded in auguring through it to a depth of 1.5m before natural chalk was reached. Confident I was not going to be dealing with a very deep feature, I commenced excavations the following year (1997) and uncovered a site which exceeded even my high expectations.
The outer perimeter was defined by a ring of 14 unevenly spaced oval pits broken by wide entrance gaps to the East and West (see images 1 and 2). Eight were selected for excavation and revealed considerable variability in depth from 38 to140cm and it was clear they had never held posts or stones but had been allowed to silt up naturally. Finds were few but included occasional large blocks of chalk deliberately placed at the pit bases together with, in one instance, a large cattle bone. Occasional finds within the upper fillings included a fine, kite-shaped arrowhead and scraps of Peterborough pottery. Lying just outside the Eastern entrance a partially surviving line of eight shallow postholes may have formed a fence that screened this entry point to the monument. Beyond the fence lay two larger postholes which could have acted as markers to those approaching the site from the East. One contained a chiselled arrowhead.
Image 4 – The Early Bronze Age burial can be seen in the centre below the horizontal range pole. The vertical range pole in the shaft and part of the chalk rubble platform is in the foreground. © Martin Green.
Image 5 – Section of the central pit, shaft and platform at Monkton Up Wimborne. The position of the grave 'F23' has been projected into the section.
Image 6 – The central pit, shaft and platform exposed. The multiple grave can just be seen behind the top of the platform. © Martin Green.
The interior was dominated by the huge central pit F1 (see image 5) 10m wide,which had been dug 1.5m into the solid chalk to a level where a natural joint was reached in the bedrock. Digging seems to have deliberately ceased at this point, leaving a smooth natural surface at the interface between the upper rubbly chalk and the much harder blocky chalk. The surface when first revealed had an almost polished appearance as if worn smooth by the passage of feet.
Sacrifice?
When newly created it would have been a very impressive sight with its vertical sides and smooth even floor, and perhaps even surrounded by a low bank created from its excavated spoil. Shortly afterwards it seems to have been sanctified by a remarkable, perhaps sacrificial, multiple burial inserted into its Northern edge. Thanks to specialist work sponsored by the BBC during the making of a Meet the Ancestors programme about the site (Richards 1999), we know a great deal about the buried individuals including an impression of the facial features of the adult (see image 7).
Image 7 – Neolithic woman, Monkton Up Wimborne. Image © Jane Brayne.
Image 8 – Bronze Age man, Monkton Up Wimborne. Image © Jane Brayne.
Image 9 – The Middle Neolithic multiple grave at Monkton Up Wimborne. Image © Dave Webb.
The oval grave (see image 9) had been carefully dug into the wall of the great central pit partly undercutting it. Four individuals in a crouched posture had been placed within, two at either end, consisting of two girls aged about 5 and 10 years respectively, a boy of 9 years and a woman aged about 30. Great care had been taken to conceal the grave when it was backfilled, firstly with large blocks of chalk and these had then been rammed with small shattered chalk to produce a surface practically indistinguishable from the surrounding natural bedrock.
DNA analysis carried out on the bone has shown that the youngest, a girl, was the offspring of the woman and the other girl and boy were probably brother and sister although unrelated to the mother and daughter. The youngest girl had suffered from poor health, as revealed by the discovery of a tooth abscess and a tumour on her skull, and all three showed signs of iron deficiency. None of these signs of disease were sufficient however to explain their deaths.
Isotope analysis
Isotope analysis of trace metals, which are absorbed by the body from the underlying geology through the food chain, produced remarkable results. The interpretation of these chemical 'signatures' suggested that woman had originally lived on a high lead level geology, the nearest match to which is found on Mendip, some 40 miles (60km) to the North-West. She then travelled to Cranborne Chase where she stayed for some time before returning with the two older children whom she had 'acquired'. Back in Mendip she gave birth to her daughter, the younger child, and later still all came back to Cranborne Chase where they ended their lives.
Further analysis revealed a high protein diet most likely based on dairy products, which probably explains the almost perfect condition of the adults teeth. The pathological evidence for iron deficiency present in the children would make it extremely unlikely that much meat was eaten. Sophisticated computer imaging was used on the Cranbourne woman's skull to enable an accurate reconstruction of her facial characteristics. An artist can then fill in the remaining details and we can gaze in amazement at the finished portrait of someone who lived so long ago (see image 7).
A radiocarbon date showed that they had lived around 3300 BC, during the period when the huge Cursus was being constructed. Perhaps we have here for the first time hard evidence for the movement of people required to help construct such massive earthworks. Continued excavation in the central pit uncovered a further astonishing feature – a 7m deep shaft cut into its Southern edge associated with a chalk rubble platform built around the Northern edge contained within the central pit (see images 5, 6 and 10).
This platform reached the edge of the pit on the South side, giving access to the mouth of the shaft. Stratigraphic relationships showed that this had been dug shortly after the completion of the central pit, completely altering the monument. What had happened to cause such a drastic remodelling? Perhaps some catastrophe had overcome the inhabitants and invoked the need to dig deeper into the earth to placate the gods of the underworld who controlled nature itself.
Certainly a series of carefully placed deposits, recalling those already seen at Fir Tree Field and Wyke Down, were made at intervals within the shaft. These included an association of a cattle skull and red deer antler beam. Nearby lay a fragment of human skull and two exceptional arrowheads of chisel and leaf style. Additional deposits incorporated further animal bones and a number of natural although unusually shaped flints, which from their patina were clearly not found adjacent to the site.
Close to the base of the shaft lay a remarkable block of worked and decorated chalk. From its careful design it was clearly a special item, perhaps a cult object or totem . A 10cm deep, carefully smoothed hole, possibly a socket, had been cut into the unworked flat side of the block with the remaining worked surfaces bearing a series of pecked lines and arcs. This kind of decoration occasionally features on Neolithic stone tombs in Western Britain and Ireland and is sometimes described as 'passage grave' or 'Megalithic' art. This form of decoration may have been much more widespread on perishable materials such as the chalk plaster found at Wyke Down, and wood, but as these materials rarely survive, we are unlikely ever to know for sure.
Image 10 – the platform within F1.
The shaft base had been dug though a think seam of flint (see image 5) which was visible in the lowest level of the wall. The final surface of the floor was thus a 'natural' unmade surface as it bore the imprint of the removed flint. Revealing such surfaces as this and then leaving them unmodified is a feature we have seen before in the F1 pit through which the shaft was cut. Exposing such natural surfaces seems to have been a deliberate act.
The shaft walls close to the base bore tool marks of two distinct forms – long diagonal grooves and areas of shallow scalloping which were left by the use of a polished flint or stone axe. The former marks were too wide to have been produced by an antler and were most likely made by a pointed stake being hammered into the wall to lever out blocks. Animal bones, mostly derived from a single piglet, lay scattered on the floor. A few of these bore clear butchery marks from a flint knife and three larger vertebrae had been carefully tucked into the angle between the base and wall together with a worked sandstone 'ball'.
Examination of the platform within F1 showed it had been carefully constructed in at least four separate phases (see image 10). Initially a 2m wide dump of coarse rubble (L16), derived from the shaft, covered much of the remaining floor area of F1. This was perhaps left for a season for a thin weathering horizon to develop (L15A). Further rubble was then piled up (L14) and both these dumps were supported by a turf revetment (L15). This was then stabilised before the predominantly earthy layer 13 was added. The latter may represent cleaning out of topsoil that had fallen into the shaft from its Southern and Eastern sides.
Finally a further layer of rubble (L12) was added which sealed the earthy layer 13 and increased the overall width to over 3m. The top of the platform maintained a width of about 1m and was highly compacted and puddled in nature. Around its Northern edge large quantities of animal bone, much burnt and with a high percentage of cattle, was uncovered. It seems likely that not only did the platform provide an access point to and from the pit, but it formed a focal area for ceremonial feasting and from which special offerings could be placed deep within the earth.
Earlier we saw how some of the outer pits contained large lumps of chalk that had been deliberately placed on their bases. This blocky chalk could only have come form the deeper levels exposed during the digging of the shaft; this strongly suggests the digging of the outer pits was contemporary.
Text © Martin Green.
The Dorset Cursus
The Knowlton Henge Complex – Martin Green
The Henges of Wyke Down, Cranborne Chase
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Monkton Up Wimbourne is the source of the Allen River.
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Came here as I can see crop marked on Google satellite what appears to be a large oval feature running from north east from Monkton up Wimborne to the B 3081. Hill fort in shape. In ploughed field and crop. Well defined on top half, just skirting the village. Has this been noticed /documented?
Please ignore my post 9 May 2019! Looking at Earth UK images, the crop marks are more like branching tracks and do not form a closed structure. But what are these features? They are especially evident in the bare soil. Could they be ancient track-ways? Or are they natural?


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Apple Changes Freemium Wording in the App Store to Avoid Getting Sued
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Up until yesterday, when you visited the App Store on iOS and browsed through free apps, the download button on the far right said "Free" in all caps. It made sense: The app is free to download, after all. But if you visit the App Store now, that "Free" button now says "Get." This is being done to avoid confusion, and potential litigation, around apps that actually include in-app purchases.
Earlier this year, Google ceased labeling apps as "free" if they included in-app purchases, following a request from the European Commission (EC). The EC came out with four guidelines it wanted app stores and developers to follow: Games labeled as "free" shouldn't be misleading about actual costs; they shouldn't exhort children to ask their parents to make in-app purchases; they should inform users about purchasing practices and not allow purchases without explicit consent; and app makers should offer an email address where users can file complaints. When this happened in July, Apple also agreed to make changes to its App Store, but never specified when.
Apple already offers a number of safeguards against accidental in-app purchases. The Family Sharing feature in iOS 8 includes something called Ask to Buy, which is designed to ensure kids ask for permission before making iTunes or App Store purchases. The feature sends a notification to the parent's iOS device, where you can tap to grant permission or deny it. Otherwise, apps have to ask for confirmation that you want to make the in-app purchase before it goes through, and then you either need to enter your passcode or use Touch ID to validate the purchase. Previously, Apple settled with the FTC over rampant, exorbitant in-app purchases from minors when there were no safeguards against kids being able to make these purchases on their own. It also offered app users who suffered from this issue a way to get refunded.
So now all iOS apps that are initially free to purchase have a "Get" button next to their title rather than a "Free" button, regardless of whether they offer in-app purchases or not. Google also changed the Top Free Apps and Top Free Games section headers to "Top Apps" and "Top Games" to comply with EC requests, but Apple has thus far left its "Free" app section titles unchanged.
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How many of you are a one gun hunter? It seems these days most hunters including myself hunt primarily one main species like de
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How many of you are a one gun hunter? It seems these days most hunters including myself hunt primarily one main species like deer or elk and have a mulititude of different guns we carry when one would suffice. For me it's the fun of trying different stuff. That being said there is something neat about seeing an old timer that has used the same rifle every season for the past 40 years. So are you a one gun hunter or user of many? I'm not talking one to hunt every animal but one to hunt whatever species YOU hunt like deer, elk, waterfowl, upland or small game. Share any special stories about the gun also.
I was a one gun hunter for the first 10 years or so. Then I started adding for various reasons as funds permitted. In my lifetime I have owned over 125 guns and enjoyed most of them for hunting or just plain target shooting. I hunt deer and black bear.
My Sister, on the other hand, has a Remington 721 in 30-06 that she has gotten a deer every year for over 50 years. One gun Jane.
As soon as I could afford to, I started getting more guns---a new one every few years. Just like knives, I keep looking for the perfect rifle, but, again, just like knives, I keep buying similar ones. Right now, I have two rifles in 7mm-08 because I like the cartridge---the older one in Savage Model 11 and the latest, the Ruger American, which I think I like better for handling and it tends to shoot better groups. My next gun will probably be in .243 since my aging shoulder is increasingly sensitive to recoil and I've only been exposed first hand to how good a deer cartridge it is---kills 'em deader than integrity in politics. I don't consider myself a gun collector---just a gun accumulator.
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Whut jhjimbo said, mostly, cept Ah've only owned 50 gunz and don't havva sister.
Mah most prized gun wuza Browning Citori XS Sporting .410 with 30" barrels and fancy would and gold inlaid nitrided receivr..
Ah'll git another just like it!
Ontario Honker Hunter
I hunted most of my big game career with the sporterized Springfield 30-06 my dad built for me. It has taken a ton of deer, elk, and moose. Late in the game he gave me the 760 Remington 30-06 he received from my grandpa when I was born. I used it for the last couple of moose shot in Canada. I now exclusively hunt birds. I have used the same 870 3" magnum since 1968. For four years prior I had shot ducks with the 16 gauge Model 12 Dad gave me on my 12th birthday. Gave that gun to my daughter on her 21st b-day last year. The bluing is getting pretty sparse on that old 870! Never was a great gun but very effective in my hands. For pheasants I now use the Browning Light 12 I bought new in 1973 and gave to my dad shortly afterwards. You can see a photo of it over in the Gun Nuts blog. Look for last week's "Gunfight Friday." That's it. A lifetime of hunting (half a century this coming season) with just four guns.
I hunted deer for more than 30 years with a custom-built Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbine in 7x57mm Mauser. It was destroyed in a house fire several years ago, and I have hunted with three different rifles since then.
Sorry, I never was any good at math: "... with just FIVE guns."
Happy Myles
I collect books, firearms, and hunting adventures, therefore could never be a one gun person. I use all my collections fiercely, and cherish memories in the same fashion.
I used to be a one-rifle hunter back in the day, but no more. I like taking several rifles on each hunting adventure to suit my mood and fit anticipated shooting distances. If I never shot beyond 250 yards I could be a one-rifle hunter, maybe.
I spent most of my life hunting with one rifle for everything. It became my favorite because it was highly accurate, very fast, flattened everything very mercifully, and seemed to get more game at every level than any other I had shot. It had very low recoil and was a joy to shoot even by the hundreds at p-dogs and targets. Most importantly, I was so familiar with it that shooting it became a conditioned reflex rather than something I had to think about.
I used it for everything from mice to deer at ranges out to about 500 yards; however my main target was coyotes, antelope and deer. In the last 15 years or so I hunt less and spend more time tinkering with rifles. As such, I've enjoyed shooting other cartridges and experimenting. Every cartridge has its sweet spot and is fun to shoot but few could cover everything as well as the rifle I shot. I will say that using the same rifle for everything makes you a much better hunter. Being able to shoot prairie deer and antelope with the same rifle you shoot p-dogs with makes you better too. Using the same rifle for decades reduces mistakes and your leads and holdovers tend to be perfect every time because it comes from a high level of understanding.
Now I sometimes feel like I'm lucky if I find the safety within a second or two let alone get off a good shot in that time. Unless I use my trusty old rifle, I have to paste ballistics on the stock, think about how much powder to drop in the case, how far to lead a screaming antelope or what a 30 mph wind means as it flies across the prairie.
Jack O'Conner once said a person could get by in life with a .30/06, .22 LR, and a 12 ga. shotgun. As boring that would be, it is true. I do own a lot of guns (which I enjoy shooting) but invariably, when I am in serious quest of game, I seem to pick up the same rifle or shotgun, everytime. I guess that makes me a one gun shooter. "Beware the man who has one gun." Don't know who said it first, but have found it to be true,,,,
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My first rifle was a .270 and I could have stopped there as it killed everything I shot. Over the last ten years, I have been experimenting with different calibers and accumulating rifles in an effort to answer some questions for myself. And because rifles are fascinating.
I do like using different rifles but I acknowledge that at the ranges I shoot they are all perfectly adequate for deer. I shade towards heavier calibers for bear and elk but everything from .243 to 45/70 has flattened deer.
I have owned hundreds of guns and own several now but ever since I got my Sako A7 300WSM it is the only gun I use for any big game that I hunt. I just tailor the bullet to what I am hunting. The next best thing to shooting is reloading and crafting loads to the different type of animals.
I take at least three guns to the range. Shoot one and two are cooling.
For hunting, I take a primary and a back up. So far I have not HAD to use the back up.
I have several guns but not so many I don't fire each one at least once a year.


Have you always been drawn to the mathematical rigor of physics? Yet found that the most interesting problems were those in the purview of biology? Believe it or not, you can have it both ways.
A few researchers have always plied their trade at the interface between physics and biology. The ranks of such biological physicists are now growing at a rapid and accelerating rate. In this post-genomic age, the tools of physics will be needed to understand the gestalt of life, i.e. how the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. If working at the interface interests you, take a look at the ongoing projects in the lab.
The central theme of biophotonics is the interaction of biological systems with light. Our group is involved in research projects that investigate the physical mechanisms of laser ablation and laser-microsurgery. We also use these tools to probe the mechanics of biological systems.
Laser microsurgery of an embryonic epithelium: magenta = cell edges before ablation; green = cell edges after ablation; white = edges that have not moved.
Imagine an apparently structureless, quiescent lump of material that is suddenly "activated" and begins a dramatic series of deformations. Ultimately, these deformations produce a complex and highly-organized 3D object. How would you determine the mechanisms driving such self-assembly? This is exactly what takes place as fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) embryos develop into free-crawling larvae. As these embryos develop, forces generated within the embryos drive the cell shape changes and movements of morphogenesis. Our colleagues in biology have made huge strides in understanding the genetic program of development, but physicists are needed to unravel how this program unfolds through the non-linear continuum mechanics of cells and tissues. The tools we use to investigate these mechanics include confocal microscopy and laser-microsurgery. We also do extensive computational modeling (viscoelastic finite elements and cellular Potts models) to match models with the experiments. See this Vanderbilt Explorations article or this one or follow this link to learn more . . .
We use laser-microsurgery extensively to probe morphogenetic mechanics, but can we make it a quantitative tool? To do so, we need to have very good grasp of the ablation-associated plasma and cavitation dynamics. These dynamics have been well-studied in simple model systems like distilled water – an excellent first step – but biological systems obviously differ from water in important ways. We are studying the plasma and cavitation dynamics observed during pulsed laser microsurgery in a model biological system (fruit fly embryos) and have found important differences in the dynamics observed in water and those observed in the fly embryos (i.e. in vivo). One of these – physical constraint of cavitation bubbles by the biological matrix – was anticipated by previous investigators. The other – a reduction in the plasma threshold due to biological molecules that could serve as sources of seed electrons at low intensities – was not. Physicists are generally very good at sweeping away extraneous details; however, work at the interface with biology is often criticized for broadly extrapolating from measurements in systems that are just too simple. In this case, we have made physical measurements on the fully complex in vivo system, compared the results to the very simple system of distilled water, and characterized the important ways that these two differ. In a recent extension of this work, we've optimized techniques for holographic laser microsurgery – i.e. using a phase-only spatial light modulator (basically a digital hologram) to focus the laser to a user-designed pattern and ablate multiple locations with a single pulse. This will become an effective tool for probing a cellular mechanics and it also opens up interesting new physics in the interactions among closely spaced cavitation bubbles. See this article in Biophotonics, this one in Photonics Spectra or follow this link to learn more . . .
OCT images of ablation craters in (A) gelatin and (B) cornea created by the Raman-shifted alexandrite laser.
The goal of delicate neurosurgical and ophthalmic procedures is often to remove or ablate a defined volume of tissue while leaving surrounding tissue undamaged. There are several laser systems that can achieve this task, including mid-infrared Free Electron Lasers (mid-IR FELs). The Vanderbilt FEL was in fact used in several successful human surgeries. Despite this success, FELs are unlikely to ever find widespread use in patient care – due to both cost and size constraints. One of the major challenges in the field has been to translate the surgical successes of mid-IR FELs to cost-effective, compact, and dedicated medical laser systems. This challenge became even more pressing with the demise of funding for the Department of Defense Medical FEL Program and decommissioning of the Vanderbilt FEL. My group has taken the perspective that meeting this challenge requires a deeper physical understanding of mid-IR tissue ablation. We have thus investigated the details of tissue removal during mid-IR laser ablation – including the use of molecular spectroscopy (FTIR, micro-Raman, 13C-NMR, scanning electron microscopy, as well as UV and vibrational circular dichroism) to unravel exactly how tissue structural integrity fails – and found that the failure modes could be influenced by laser wavelength, pulse structure and spot size. We took these insights to a willing and able industrial collaborator, Light Age Inc, who designed and fabricated a prototype Raman-shifted alexandrite laser that operates in the mid-IR's 6-µm wavelength region, with pulsewidths in the 10 ns regime and pulse energies of several mJ. Initial experiments showed that this laser ablates excised soft tissues as cleanly and efficiently as the FEL. We are now collaborating with Dr. Karen Joos in Ophthalmology to gear up for surgical trials in live pigs. Follow this link to learn more . . .
Finite-element model of epithelial wound expansion.
When we use laser-microsurgery to create wounds in fly embryos, those wounds heal in a matter of minutes! Such wound healing is both a genetic and a mechanical process. Complete understanding requires both perspectives. Thanks to support from the Human Frontier Science Program, we began an international collaboration to investigate embryonic wound healing with Antonio Jacinto's cell biology group at the Instituto de Medicina Molecula in Lisbon, Portugal and G. Wayne Brodland's civil and mechanical engineering group at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. This collaboration has yielded important insights into the initial mechanical response of epithelia to small laser wounds (including a very close matching of finite-element models and experiments), the control of epithelial tension by RhoGEFs and the impact of such control on wound response. This collaboration has also led to the development of Video Force Microscopy (led by Brodland's group). This tool uses finite-element models in an inverse mode to analyze video microscopy images and directly infer the forces present in a living cell sheet. See this highlight from the HFSP website or this one or follow this link to learn more . . .


Hello, My name is Marj I have been married for 52 yrs this year, and I am a tag maker. A tag maker is someone who takes pieces of other people's artwork and mix's it together with the effects of a certain program, to create something new. I am mainly using a program called Paint Shop Pro ( PSP for short). And I have been working with that program on and off, for about nine years now. It feels great to be able to do something that creative, and yet not being able to draw a straight line with a normal pen.


Tyler Wright's family is keeping up the search even after RCMP and search and rescuer volunteers have abandoned theirs.
Ricky Herbert, Wright's brother-in-law, said the family has rented high-power helicopters that can fly low and slow enough to scan the rugged terrain where the 36-year-old Vancouver hiker has been missing since Aug. 10. They're hoping to identify any clothing, evidence or abnormalities in the area that can help them pick up his trail.
"He hasn't been found yet and that's why we're continuing the search," Herbert said.
"If we can find any further clues, we will obviously pass that information on to RCMP and search and rescue."
RCMP and search and rescue called off the search for Wright on Sunday, Aug. 29 after covering a 200-square-kilometre area with no success. They told the family it would be impossible to search all corners of the area given its size.
Wright was last seen on Tuesday, Aug. 10 embarking on the Boise Creek Trail near Squamish. He was supposed to complete his trek on Aug. 16 but failed to show up.
Wright, who friends say is an experienced hiker, did not pack a tent or a compass and had very little food with him.
The search teams were able to track Wright's path from the start of the Boise Creek trail down to the Fool's Gold route through Bull Creek but lost his trail due to the rugged terrain.
"It's difficult to track in," Herbert said. "It's not like you're walking through mud or dirt areas, it's a lot of moss and brush, so for them it was very difficult to get a conclusive footprint," Herbert said.
The website Findtyler.com, dedicated to the search and rescue of Wright, had daily postings of video taken by helicam scanning the area he may have disappeared in. The posts ask for readers' help in scanning the videos to keep a look out for any evidence of the missing hiker.
In a statement on the website, the family said with "warm weather, abundant water, and many potential food sources in the area, a person could survive an extended period."
"He's not the kind of guy that would summit Mount Everest but he's grown up in B.C. His dad's run the outdoor club for a long time in the school system, so he's been brought up camping. He's been brought up outdoors. He hasn't been brought up in Yaletown," Herbert said.
He added: "Everyone's keeping hope alive."
Wright is Caucasian, 6'4", 220 lbs, size 16 feet, with blue eyes and a shaved head. He was last seen wearing grey pants, black zip-up sweater or fleece, green T-shirt and green toque and a black backpack. He goes by the name "Ty."


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I recommend to first read East Field Alchemy, before reading this Thought.
In 1994 I walked through the very first crop circle of my life, located in Boven-Smilde, the Netherlands. Since then, crop circles have, and continue to, fascinate me. Every year they bring me something new, and it is not only the new circles. When I look at previous crop circles through new eyes, I discover things that have always been there, but went unnoticed by me before. Let me share one of these magical and mystical discoveries with you. Join me and enter the truly fascinating world of crop circles.
It is mid August 1994. I had just returned from a climbing holiday in the Italian Dolomites, when I see in a newspaper that was delivered while I was on holidays a photo of a large crop circle that was found just south of the town of Assen. The photo and the accompanying article touched me. I had to see that crop circle myself even though it was late in the season and I had no guarantee that field was still uncut. There was no mention of an exact location in the newspaper, but I was sure I would just drive straight to it. While searching (just south of Assen), I began to understand just how big Holland is, and how flat. I scanned dozens of fields, most of them already cut leaving nothing but stubbles behind. After hours of scanning that moment comes, that ultimate moment, that you give up. After searching for hours and hours, it had been enough. On my way back home, just outside Boven-Smilde, it happened. Straight ahead of me, just before the street bends to the left, I see further down in the stubble field an unmistakable shadow. I stop, get out, and walk into the field. A simple circle with four little circles around it. I immediately noticed that this was not the circle I had been spending hours looking for. This was not the big circle mentioned in the newspaper. No, the circle in front of me was relatively small and accompanied by four additional circles. I walked around being fascinated by everything, smelling it, touching it, looking at it, and in particular, wondering about it.
After having absorbed the circle for a long time, I decided it was time to return home. Back at my car I looked once more towards the location where the formation was laying in the stubble field. Nothing was to be seen. This confused me tremendously. No matter how much effort I put into looking, I could not see the formation. I got into my car and drove the same stretch of road from which I had discovered the formation, over and over again. It was impossible to see any part of the crop circle, although when I drove that street the first time the crop circle was perfectly visible and easy to spot and easy to see. I was in shock. Right there and then I was sure, I had to travel to England to discover for myself what on Earth is going on.
That all happened in 1994 and now it is 2008. This 2008 summer I will be in Wiltshire, England for the fourteenth time and I will for the first time bring a group with me. I am convinced that the 2008 crop circle season will also generate some great surprises like all the previous seasons have done. Like for instance 2007, when I again, for the first time in a long time, analysed the geometry of some crop circles. One of them was the formation that came down on June 3rd, 2007 in the East Field near Alton Barnes, England. A truly intriguing crop circle that by analyses turned out to be constructed around a core of nested squares and circles.
While I was playing with the geometries of the shape, I discovered something that shocked me deeply. For a long time I stared at the drawings on the paper in front of me, but no matter how I tossed and turned the shape, I had not been mistaken. Hidden in the geometry of the crop circle was undeniably 'squaring the circle'. Squaring the circle is about two shapes, a square and a circle, whereby the perimeter of the square is equal to the circumference of the circle. Squaring the circle. Squares and circles. I remember seeing many crop circles in 2006 that were build on a core of squares and circles. And even 2005 showed crop circles that were saturated with squares and circles.
But these crop circles were not really 'squaring the circle' as the formation of 2007 in the East Field did. Squaring the circle has a unique feature. Although it just contains one square and one circle, it is impossible to construct the one out of the other. With the technique of 'constructing' nothing is measured. The only tools used are a compasses and a straight edge and the latter only for drawing straight lines. At this time and age we are able to prove mathematically that it is impossible to construct 'squaring the circle' just be using these tools. Starting with a square with a given perimeter, you cannot construct a circle with a circumference equal to the square's perimeter. And vice versa. This impossibility can be proven nowadays, but for centuries generations of great minds have tried to find a solution. To no avail as we know now. Although there are methods that come close, still none of them are 100% precise. The method that I discovered in the crop circle of June 3rd, 2007 is of a stunning simplicity and its accuracy is frightening. It is 99.96% precise.
The diagram above on the left shows one of the steps of the reconstruction of the crop circle. The small circle is copied with its centre on the perimeter of the original small circle. See diagram above on the right. The diagram below on the left shows where 'squaring the circle' has hidden itself. The small circle fixes the position of the square, and with that, its size. The green square has a perimeter equal to the circumference of the outer circle. The diagram below on the right shows the crop circle with 'squaring the circle' projected onto it. The red arrow indicates the square going through the exact centre of the little black ball.
I never came across this method in a book. Where does the method come from? What is the method trying to tell us? Questions, questions, questions.
My thoughts began wandering to the work of Alan Brown. He showed a couple of years ago how many of the quintuplet formations (crop circles with a central circle and four circles around the centre like the number five on a dice) of the late eighties and early nineties were containing relatively precise methods for squaring the circle. All the methods had the use of pentagrams and five-pointed stars in common. His work has already, many times, drawn me back to my very first crop circle of 1994. Also a quintuplet, but because of its irregular symmetry I have never been able to discover 'squaring the circle' in it applying Alan Browns approach. Still, again I was drawn back to my first crop circle in Holland in 1994. Likely because the 2007 East Field crop circle was based on nested squares and circles and not pentagrams, but while I was looking again at the old 1994 formation I fell into complete silence because of what I saw. I was speechless. How could I have missed it all these years? It was so simple. In front of my eyes, screaming at me from the paper, I was confronted with a 100% accurate squaring the circle.
The first crop circle that I ever walked through and that was the cause of my quest of the last 15 years for the answer to the question: "What on Earth is going on?", contained a magical wonder of a ridiculous simplicity.
The diagram on the left is a graphical representation of the crop circle that I discovered at Boven-Smilde, the Netherlands, in 1994. The diagram in the middle shows how simple 'squaring the circle' has hidden itself in the formation. Do notice how the square and the small circles are slightly overlapping. The red circle though exactly touches the small circles. It is the square around the central circle and the red circle that touches the small circles, that together form 'squaring the circle'. The diagram on the right shows another element of amazing beauty. If the small circles would have been bigger or smaller, 'squaring the circle' could still hide itself in the formation as long as the small circles were placed at the right spot. But… the small circles are exactly of the right size to be captured by a set of lines that define the square at the top side and bottom side and at the same time define the circle at the left side and right side. 'Squaring the Circle' created and captured at the same moment. Truly fascinating.
The crop circle that I discovered in 1994, which in hindsight I actually never could have seen, contained a solution that always has been there, but which I didn't see until now, 2008.
A perfect reflection of my own discovery journey, of crop circles, and of life itself.
The magic of 'squaring the circle' lies in the fact that it, as far as I know, does not show up in nature. It is not a natural geometry like the phi-ratio is or the Fibonacci sequence. It appears that 'squaring the circle' is originating from elsewhere. From the other side. The only place where you can find natural 'squaring the circle' on Earth, is in crop circles. One of the reasons why crop circles have such a profound effect on us.
Squaring the circle brings the square (= cube = matter) in perfect balance and harmony with the circle (=sphere=Spirit). The ultimate merging of matter and Spirit. The ultimate Oneness.


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China's W Hotel Suzhou
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The WOOBAR Courtesy W Hotel Suzhou
By Monique Burns
I'll admit it. I've fallen head over heels in love with the W Hotel Suzhou, one of China's newest, hippest and most high-tech retreats. If that sounds surprising coming from this lover of crystal chandeliers, marble columns and old-world charm, imagine how surprised I was. Suzhou, the hotel's hometown, a 30-minute bullet-train ride from Shanghai, casts its spell immediately. One look at its ancient gardens, rivers and canals, and winding cobblestone streets, and I'm hooked.
Falling for the W Hotel Suzhou takes longer. We're as different as night and day. I appreciate contemporary design hotels, but the 379-room W Hotel Suzhou is more than a hipster's haven. It's a paean to all that's revolutionary and rebellious. Opened in September 2017, it's part of the upscale W Hotels chain created by Marriott in 1994. Designed for the young and the restless, the brand has over 50 hotels in hip hotspots like Bali, Barcelona, Singapore and South Beach. As the W Hotels website proudly proclaims: "We have been disrupting the hospitality scene and boldly coloring outside the lines of luxury for more than 15 years."
Not exactly my scene. But, as the Bard once said, the course of true love never did run smooth. In hotels, as in life, the ones we think we'll never like often turn out to be the ones we love madly. Here's the tale of my ultimately fulfilling, if initially rocky, romance with the W Hotel Suzhou.
After racing around Shanghai, visiting the riverside Bund, strolling the tree-lined French Concession and taking in contemporary works at the China Art Museum, I'm ready for a little R and R. What better place than Suzhou with elegant classical gardens to stroll and lazy rivers to cruise?
More Fun Asia, a local tour company with international connections, whisks me from Shanghai to Suzhou in a big white van. As the countryside rolls by, I chat with four fellow travelers: a publicist and a writer from New York, a book editor from London and a magazine editor from Vancouver.
Lobby Living Room with front desk and bar Courtesy W Hotel Suzhou
We arrive at the W Hotel Suzhou after a 90-minute drive, only an hour longer than the bullet train takes. The hotel occupies a good chunk of the Suzhou Center, a huge glass mall in Suzhou Industrial Park, a joint venture between Singapore and China. The glass-fronted mall faces glittering Jinji Lake, its banks lined with corporate skyscrapers, trendy restaurants and a giant Ferris wheel.
Entering the hotel, we 're bombarded with the throbbing techno beat coming from the WOOBAR, which extends across the hotel's ground-floor lobby, or, in W Hotels parlance, the "Living Room." As sound reverberates through every cell of my body, I feel like I'm being invaded by poltergeists. I gaze heavenward. Oh…My…God….
Cheery English-speaking front-desk personnel, in tuxedo-like black and white outfits, make check-in painless and pleasant. Strolling toward the elevators, I attempt to outrun the relentless beat. Yet, even at a near-sprint, I can't help but admire the stunning lobby. Designed by the Rockwell Group of New York's Union Square West and Madrid, Spain, the hotel is a contemporary take on Suzhou's classical gardens with their lakes, pavilions, walls, gates and decorative stones.
To me, the hotel looks more like a series of stage sets. The front desk area, behind shimmering glass and metal curtains, is like a set from a TV award show. The WOOBAR, opposite, with purplish-colored lighting and sensuously curved walls, could be an upscale lounge from the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz.
Not surprisingly, David Rockwell, the hotel's lead architect, comes from a theater family—his mother was a vaudeville dancer and choreographer. Along with hotels, restaurants, hospitals and airport terminals, Rockwell has designed sets for both Broadway and Academy Award shows. In fact, he's worked on upwards of 20 Broadway shows, including "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Kinky Boots" and "Legally Blonde." In 2016, Rockwell won a Tony for designing the musical, "She Loves Me."
Suite Living Room with Jinji Lake views Courtesy W Hotel Suzhou
Padding down hushed corridors, I begin to feel the peace normally associated with luxury hotels. But it's short-lived. Opening my door, I'm once again bombarded with techno music, this time from the living-room TV. I switch it off, then sprint a few feet and extinguish the bedroom TV, too.
Aaahhh….Peace and quiet. At long last.
I'm booked into a suite, which is surprisingly affordable, incredibly spacious and positively stunning. The foyer dining area has a big round table in a stylish matte-black finish and bright-red padded chairs. Tucked into a corner is a desk with stationery and other accessories. On the half-wall between the foyer and the living room, a moon-shaped light, recalling circular moon gates in Suzhou's gardens, emits a pleasing lime-green glow.
I love big open spaces, so the living room immediately gets high marks. With a bank of floor-to-ceiling windows, the room seems to float on Jinji Lake, a splendid illusion capturing all the beauty of the great outdoors. Couches, with vinyl-like taupe and blue upholstery and low backs, look stylish but uncomfortable. That's an illusion, too. Not only is the material smooth to the touch, but the design is extremely comfortable.
On a long counter beneath the 49-inch smart TV, I find a high-tech coffeemaker and an electric tea kettle. The well-stocked W Mixbar offers premium spirits, red and white wines, champagne and craft beers. International soft drinks include Coca-Cola, Voss Water, Red Bull—and Pussy, a 100% natural British energy drink that's probably here as much for its shock value as its taste.
Stunning bedroom Courtesy W Hotel Suzhou
Along with lollipops, gummy candies and Pringles potato chips are wasabi peanuts, coconut chips and seaweed rolls. Several items come embossed with the white-on-black "W" logo: a compact black umbrella, playing cards, a power bank, a sleep mask. And what's this? A "Love Kit" complete with condoms. Lipstick in an alluring shade of red. And pink padded handcuffs. Well, haven't they thought of everything?
In the bedroom, another moon-shaped green light illuminates my W Signature bed, plump and inviting with a queen-size pillow-top mattress, crisp linens and a fluffy duvet. Visible through another bank of big windows is Jinji Lake. Steps away, a large oval bathtub, with its own TV, provides more splendid lake views.
I step into the WC, one of two in my suite, with a nifty electronic toilet featuring bidet-like water jets and sprays. Just beyond is a large enclosed shower with a rainforest showerhead and separate wand. And beyond that is a cavernous dressing room with at least 10 feet of steel-and-glass shelving.
The W Hotel Suzhou also has 24-hour room service as well as three restaurants. For all-day dining, there's The Kitchen Table. Toro Loco, billed as Suzhou's first authentic Spanish restaurant, serves up tapas and grilled meats in a bi-level space adorned with lacy black screens and red hanging sculptures of the world-famous Joselito Ibérico hams.
Toro Loco tapas bar PHOTO Monique Burns
Our group heads to Su Yan, the hotel's stylish Chinese restaurant, decorated with macramé and other references to Suzhou's famous silk trade. In a private dining room with big windows overlooking Jinji Lake, we sample small plates of exquisitely crafted Chinese dishes, featuring some of the planet's freshest seafood and shellfish from nearby lakes and rivers.
The next morning, I awake with a huge grin on my face. Through big windows at my feet, Jinji Lake shimmers in the early-morning sunshine. I feel as if I've awoken on a beautiful beach.
Breakfast is in The Kitchen Table, a 220-seat dining room with bold graphics on the walls and colorful oversized Windsor chairs. Half the buffet is devoted to Chinese dishes—dumplings and spring rolls; steamed and sautéed vegetables; beef, chicken and pork dishes. Broth with noodles and congee, Chinese rice porridge, are also available.
The Kitchen Table COURTESY W Hotel Suzhou
English breakfast fare, including bacon, sausages, baked beans, pancakes and made-to-order omelets, dominates the other half. A juice bar serves smoothies and fresh-squeezed juices, and there's plenty of fresh fruit.
I'm like a kid in a candy store. One day I have a multicourse Chinese breakfast; another day a full English breakfast with bangers and beans; another day I mix it up with both cuisines. I'm eating far more veggies at breakfast than I ever do in the States. And, hey, I'm lovin' it!
Our tour group spends the day visiting Suzhou's classical gardens. Between stops, we compare notes. Everyone raves about the hotel's stunning design and spaciousness. But no one likes the WOOBAR's techno music. I'm surprised. My companions, in their 20s and 30s, are a couple of decades younger than me. But it's about lifestyle—not age. Active travelers, we appreciate peace and quiet when the long day is done.
FIT® gym COURTESY W Hotel Suzhou
After a good night's sleep, we've acquired a sense of humor about the WOOBAR. Returning in late afternoon, a couple of tour members peel off to sample the lounge's craft beers. The rest of us shrug our shoulders and head down the corridor, boogeying to the techno beat.
Other attractions await us at the W Hotel Suzhou. On the 36th floor is WET®, Suzhou's highest pool. FIT® has TechnoGym treadmills, cycling machines and boxing machines plus on-demand yoga workouts by Tara Stiles of New York's Strala Yoga. The AWAY® Spa features Givenchy amenities and a Detox Beauty Bar offering salads, detoxifying beverages and healthy mocktails.
My Canadian tour mate and I explore the Suzhou Center, reached from the hotel's third floor. With designer boutiques, sportswear emporiums and scores of restaurants, it's a typical upscale mall. Then we turn a corner and see skaters gliding across a regulation-size rink complete with bleachers for hockey games and ice shows. Around another corner is Mr. Mont Ski Park with indoor hills for practicing your turns. By the time we reach the Saga Pony Club, where a horse and rider gallop round and round a glassed-in ring, we're practically hyperventilating with excitement. "Oh, my gosh," gushes my young Canadian companion. "Have you ever seen anything like this?" Clearly, we're not in Kansas anymore.
Was that the moment I fell for the W Hotel Suzhou? Or was it during the incredible Chinese dinner in Su Yan? Or perhaps after my luxurious bubble bath overlooking Jinji Lake? Given the hotel's many offerings, plus the Suzhou Center's recreational, dining and shopping choices, you could stay at the W Hotel Suzhou for a couple of weeks, maybe longer, and love every minute.
WOOBAR Spring Collection cocktail PHOTO Monique Burns
Only the WOOBAR keeps me from sealing the deal. But, as luck would have it, our tour leader arranges a tasting of the bar's Spring Cocktail Collection and afternoon-tea menu. The five libations, all artistically presented, include naughty birds, with lychee-infused vodka, peach purée and Earl Grey tea syrup, and yuzu ink, a striking all-black cocktail with vodka imbued with Asian sour-citrus fruit, Guinness stout syrup, lime juice and egg white. Served with pastries and petits fours, including cute little pink bulldog cakes, the drinks are incredibly seductive.
Meanwhile, the WOOBAR's techno beat pounds on and on. But I'm actually starting to like it. Maybe it's the cocktails talking. Or maybe the music suits the bar better than the front-desk area. Who knows?
After five blissful days at the hotel, however, here's one thing I'm absolutely sure of: There's a whole lot to love about China's new W Hotel Suzhou.
W Hotel Suzhou. Building 7, Suzhou Center, Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), Suzhou, Jiangsu 215021, China. (86) (512) 6988 7777. www.whotels.com
Monique Burns is a longtime travel writer and editor, and a European Correspondent for Jax Fax Magazine, a travel magazine for U.S. travel agents. A former Travel & Leisure Senior Editor, she travels frequently to Europe, but can sometimes be found in far-flung locales like India and Asia. After more than 30 years in the travel business, she still appreciates the world's many cultural differences and can honestly say that she's never met a place she didn't like.
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Hi there! We've been gone for some time but now we're back with our feature of the Louvre Abu Dhabi!!
Yay! We're so excited to show you the impressive collection you can find inside this magnificent museum.
When we hear of the word Louvre, we usually think of the world-famous museum in Paris, France. Well, it was great news for the whole United Arab Emirates when they announced and finally built a branch museum based in the country!
Now residents in the GCC countries need not visit Paris, they can easily fly now to UAE and visit this world-class attraction.
But, like any other enthusiast, we also wondered (although we have not seen the Louvre in Paris) what can we see and expect inside the said museum in Abu Dhabi?
Let us show you what's inside the museum!
Where is Louvre Abu Dhabi?
First of all, we'll talk about how we went to the said tourist attraction.
Coming from Dubai, we took the bus that will take us to Abu Dhabi from Al Ghubaiba Metro Station. From Burjuman, we paid 5 dirhams each to reach the said bus station.
After a 1 and a half bus ride, we arrived at the Abu Dhabi bus station. From there, we took a cab and paid around 30 dirhams for a cab ride to the museum.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is vast and is situated near the sea which gives a very relaxing vibe and a view of the city skyline. It was quite far from the bustling city and is surrounded by lush green park-like place.
The main building is strategically and creatively design to suit the museum. And we can tell without exaggeration that it was really magnificent. It will give you a high-end feel of the place.
We booked our tickets online to avoid the hassle of lining up in the ticket booth as we went on a weekend. Entrance to the museum costs 63 dirhams which is very cheap and affordable.
You can check the maps below to see where Louvre Abu Dhabi is located.
The entrance to the park is a bit meticulous as you will run through a security check first. It is quite acceptable as the pieces inside the place were very costly.
The museum is divided to 8 to 10 parts which pertain to different eras and themes. Below are some of the collections we found interesting inside the attraction.
The first one in our list is the polished axes from France. Estimated to have been created during 4000 – 3000 BCE. These axes were used as status symbols during the early period in France.
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The next collection that has received our interest is the old golden armor again from France during the 1000 – 800 BCE. It is used to express one's prestige and honor.
It looks well fitted to its wearer to highly emphasize the wearer's good physique.
This collection is widely used in legends, stories and sometimes movies. The infamous pharaoh of Egypt has a wide array of interested audience. We for one were very amazed by this collection.
The stone slab with ancient writings in it shows the greatness of Tutankhamun. The writings have shown the pharaoh of Egypt as a being who mediates between man and gods.
The piece was found around 1327 BCE in Egypt.
Ancient royalties in Egypt believe in the afterlife. Therefore, they usually bring together with them in their deathbeds their exquisite possessions and usually done through a traditional burial ceremony.
Henuttawy, a royal princess, to ensure her survival in the afterlife was buried in a coffin with inscriptions and painted decorations to ensure protection during the process and into the afterlife.
This piece also shows the mummy's famous burial wrapping.
This half face stone sculpture was created for the famous conqueror and king Alexander the Great.
He is well known for having conquered a huge piece of land and uniting the Greek Kingdom of Macedonia.
He's been known as a youthful and brave King during his time. His beautiful hair was somewhat used as the basis for the creation of mythical figures.
Another interesting piece is the Bodhisattva which is an intercessor between the Buddha and his followers.
The piece was found during 100 – 300 CE with its arms broken already.
We were fascinated by this piece of jewelry which we have found inside one of the dark rooms of the museum.
This Celtic bracelet with plant motifs is nothing but elegant. It releases a vibe of royalty and nobility in its design.
This cross was one of the masterpieces in the religion era of the museum.
The double arm cross covered in gold with different ornaments and symbols within it symbolizes antiquity and grandness in it.
Most of the ancient religious collection of the old were present at the museum. This means Hindu will also be having items inside it.
The antique item was found in Tamil Nadu, India during 950 – 1000.
The pocket-sized bible also piqued our interest as seeing an old book in its original form is something that is really amusing.
Imagine how it was preserved to be shown in today's generation. It is extremely worthy of praise.
The masterpiece you see was created with oil and painted in wood. This was recovered from Greece during 1500.
It shows a representation of the Virgin Mary while holding a child. It is something that can be related to the Roman Catholic Church.
This lovely container was used during 1200 – 1210. It was used to store sacred relics. The design of the container looks very elegant and any collector or historian will definitely love the royalty look of the said casket.
This is mainly used for religious purposes.
We were in awe when we saw this painting by Frans Floris. The detail of the painting was extraordinary.
You will be able to feel life in the painting. We were also curious about what they're actually computing.
It was truly a masterpiece worthy of being in a museum.
The Tower of Babel is another figure that was famously talked about everywhere. You might have heard of the said tower during school days.
This detailed painting of the tower with the surrounding area and bustling market full of people is spectacular to see.
The action of every character was properly portrayed in the painting.
Another piece of jewelry that was elegantly designed and created. It makes you wonder how do the people of the old wear this kind of jewelry.
It looks heavy at first glance and is definitely eye-catching. Possibly persons of nobility were the only one wearing this.
In the case of this jewelry, it was used by the Roman Catholic order of chivalry.
One of the most famous and exquisite masterpieces inside the Louvre museum is this portrait of a lady named La Belle.
A guard was stationed beside it, showing how magnificent the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci.
It might be famous because of the painter itself but we can definitely say that the way it was made is not easy.
They also have lots of wares used for spreading religion and for religion rituals. These wares makes it stand among other altarwares because of the extraordinary and very detailed design of these pieces.
The original and the copy of the same marble art was displayed in one of the walls inside the museum.
It portrays the old Roman civilization.
The sculpture made by Gilles Guerin is one of the biggest masterpieces inside the museum.
The sculpture represents the service of power portrayed in an art form. This particular piece depicts majestic and dominant.
It emphasizes the duty of the sovereign to protect its people.
This humanoid form metal is another interesting antique that you'll find inside the museum.
A whole armor used for ceremonial purposes during the old times. The design is very detailed and clear.
We find the design for the armor chivalrous and strong.
This sample room depicts how a noble's room looks like. It is full of paintings, painted ceilings, golden clad wares, and wall arts.
It portrays elegance and a sense of individuality.
A painting of the infamous philosopher was also depicted inside the museum.
Voltaire, a French philosopher was well versed when it comes to history and writing. His wits also made him exceptional and his feud with the Roman Catholic church.
Another huge masterpiece is this depiction of the ancient fights in Rome.
The purpose of the sculpture is to show the beauty of eternal and to show individuality.
It was also made to characterized the heroic virtues of the 18th and 19th century.
Another painting of a military leader.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a famous identity during the French revolution.
This particular painting portrays Bonaparte's crossing of the Alps.
This painting which looks like a modern design was made in 1938.
It is a combination of the Arabic calligraphy and flat tints that resembles the east.
It is a representation of the painter's memories when he traveled to Tunisia and Egypt.
The last piece on our sample masterpieces came from China.
This was made using ten chandeliers as material. It was created in reference to the Tower of Babel and it takes the form of the utopian Soviet monument that was never built.
It is a representation of diversity.
A quick tour of the place will take at the least 2 hours to finish. From taking pictures to admiring the collection.
The museum also provides education tablets for rent that serves as an electronic guide for the explanation and story behind the masterpieces.
Louvre Abu Dhabi is located at Saadiyat Island.
It takes around an estimated time of 2 hours by bus from Dubai and possibly 1 hour and 20 minutes by private vehicle.
Louvre Abu Dhabi entrance fee is 60 dirhams plus VAT of 3 dirhams.
The whole museum collection ranges from the old era to the modern world art.
The impressive collection inside contains art from known painters like Leonardo Da Vinci.
We can say that we truly enjoyed the trip to the Louvre museum and will continue to hope that one day we'll also be able to make our trip to the world-famous Louvre in Paris.
The place is definitely for everyone to appreciate art but will mostly be enjoyed by people who are into art and crafts. Historians or those people who love relics and antiques will also find the place interesting.
Our goal during this leisure trip to the museum is to get ideas and to get different perspective regarding things, which we think we have achieved during the course of the activity.
Next up on our list of articles will be another famous attraction in Dubai which is the Dubai Parks and Resorts. Hope you enjoyed our short Louvre article and if you have time please do visit the museum.


Made with hand-stretched cheese that's made to be melted, this party-sized appetizer makes an impressive entrance and tastes even better than it looks.
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Place bread on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
With a knife, make cuts in the loaf 2˝ (5 cm) deep and 1˝ (2.5 cm) apart. Turn bread and make cuts again to create 1˝ (2.5 cm) squares.
Pour salsa verde into the cuts and insert cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil and cook in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and cook for 10 more minutes.
Serve hot in centre of the table and let everyone pull off cubes of bread.
In a food processor, chop garlic with onion and jalapeno.
Add cilantro and process until finely chopped.
Add tomatillos and pulse until combined, but not too smooth.
Mix in lime juice and salt to taste.
Transfer to a container and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.


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Toom Garlic Dips Take Lebanese Inspiration to Flavorful Heights
By Alisa Fleming on October 9, 2019 Dairy-Free Dip and Spread Reviews, Product Reviews
At Expo West two years ago, I spotted Toom Garlic Dips upstairs in the section for innovative newer food companies. With "dairy-free" proudly displayed on their sign and product, we simply had to stop in for a quick sample. And I was immediately smitten. So we got a hold of all four flavors to give them a full taste test.
I didn't post about Toom Garlic Dips sooner because the founder, Matt, said they were still waiting on distribution. But they are starting to gain steam now, so it seemed like a good time to share the details on this product line. Please note that they have changed their image slightly. The subtitle now says "Lebanese Garlic Dip," and the packaging materials have changed slightly, but it's still similar to these images.
These creamy dips are an emulsion of oil and garlic. I have tried a garlic spread from Europe, and was expecting a similar experience. But these are creamier, less oily, not as pungently garlic, and have more intriguing flavors. The tubs are somewhat sizable, but the dips last quite a while in the refrigerator, which is great for smaller households. If you get the chance to try any of these flavors, be sure to leave your own review and rating below!
Please note that Toom Garlic Dips are dairy-free and gluten-free, but not vegan. They contain a touch of egg white powder. If you confuse eggs with dairy, you're not alone! See this post: Are Eggs Dairy?
Creamy, flavorful, and much more tangy than I expected. Not overly garlic, and very versatile.
Ingredients: non-gmo canola oil, fresh garlic cloves, water, maltodextrin (corn), lemon juice powder, sea salt, citric acid, egg white powder. Contains eggs.
Nutrition (per 1 tablespoon serving): 80 calories, 9g fat, 1g carbs, 0g fiber, 0g sugars, 0g protein.*
They said they are changing the name to basil, but I hope they don't. It really does taste like a creamy pesto-flavored dip, even without the nuts and cheese! Positively delicious, full-flavored, and tied for my first place favorite. It's excellent in pasta, rice, and on toast.
Ingredients: non-gmo canola oil, fresh garlic cloves, water, maltodextrin (corn), lemon juice powder, sea salt, basil powder, corn starch, citric acid, egg white powder, chlorophyll. Contains eggs.
Tied for first. I love the slightly warm heat of this one that emerges a touch more in the aftertaste. It has a bold yet pleasant "hot wing" flavor that isn't overly spicy. It's also quite versatile, but does shine as a dip or spread.
Ingredients: non-gmo canola oil, fresh garlic cloves, water, hot sauce (cayenne red peppers, vinegar, natural flavor, garlic powder), maltodextrin (corn), lemon juice powder, sea salt, citric acid, egg white powder. Contains eggs.
Chipotle Honey
It isn't notably sweet, like the name implies. But I think the dash of honey balances the sharp chipotle flavor. In fact it still has 0 grams of sugar. I like this one, too – it's very rich in flavor. But it was a little too spicy for my timid taste buds. The chipotle adds a real punch of flavor and heat that lingers in the aftertaste.
Ingredients: non-gmo canola oil, fresh garlic cloves, water, maltodextrin (corn), lemon juice powder, sea salt, honey powder, dried chipotle peppers, citric acid, egg white powder. Contains eggs.
More Facts on Toom Garlic Dips
Price: they have a suggested retail price of $4.99 per 10-ounce tub.
Availability: Toom Garlic Dips are currently available at Whole Foods stores in the Midwest region. They can also be found at some independent natural grocers. Hopefully they will expand distribution soon!
Certifications: We did not note any certifications on Toom Garlic Dips.
Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Toom Garlic Dips are dairy-free / non-dairy, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, and vegetarian.
For More Product Information: Visit the Toom website at toom.com.
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