Friday, 25 February 2011

Clair de Lune



The Suite bergamasque is one of the most famous piano suites by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). He commenced the suite in 1890 at age 28, but he did not finish or publish it until 1905, when he was 43.

The third and most famous movement of Suite bergamasque is "Clair de Lune," meaning "Moonlight" in French. Its name comes from Paul Verlaine's poem of the same name.

Clair de Lune expresses a sense of floating, ethereal harmony.

Sunday, 13 February 2011

Red-Haired Baboon



Israel's Ramat Gan Safari announced the birth of a rare red-haired baboon girl.

Just like humans, the gene for red hair amongst Hamadryas Baboons is recessive and it was exactly 30 years ago when the last red-haired baboon was born at the old Tel Aviv Zoo.


More pictures at http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2011/02/rare-red-haired-babooon-.html.


Sleep

Domestic flies are born at dawn and die 24 hours later. So, they never sleep.

Ants go to a state of lethargy but are always attentive, in case of danger.

The albatross spends most of its time flying. He sleeps during the flight, supported by the sea wind.

The owls sleep by day because they have nyctalopia, that is, their eyes can’t handle clarity.


Friday, 11 February 2011

World Press Photo 2010

Jodi Bieber wins World Press Photo of the Year 2010.



Bibi Aisha, an 18-year-old woman from Afghanistan, who fled back to her family home from her husband's house, complaining of violent treatment. The Taliban arrived one night, demanding Bibi be handed over to face justice. After a Taliban commander pronounced his verdict, Bibi's brother-in-law held her down and her husband sliced off her ears and then cut off her nose. Bibi was abandoned, but later rescued by aid workers and the American military. After time in a women's refuge in Kabul, she was taken to America, where she received counseling and reconstructive surgery. Bibi Aisha now lives in the US.


In http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php option=com_content&task=view&id=2102&Itemid=50&bandwidth=high