Click to see the full picture. From Harmony's Israel trip photos.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
1.) To revisit cedars:
The genus is Cedrus and it contains the Deodar Cedar and Lebanon Cedars (which include Turkish Cedars, Cyprus Cedars, and Atlas Cedars). The deodar is a fantastic tree:
Here's a fantastic Atlas Cedar. Also, click here and here.
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2.) A beautiful photo of a black spruce foliage and cones.
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3.) The journey is as follows:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Once we've climbed down to the Pinales, we've got:
Pinaceae, pine family
Araucariaceae, araucaria family
Podocarpaceae, yellow-wood family
Sciadopityaceae, umbrella-pine family
Cupressaceae, cypress family
Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew family
Taxaceae, yew family
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinales
On March 25 I went into the family Cupressaceae a little (because many of the trees I had believed were cedars were actually cypresses). The next step is to enter the Pinaceae, the pine family, which consists of cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces.
The genus is Cedrus and it contains the Deodar Cedar and Lebanon Cedars (which include Turkish Cedars, Cyprus Cedars, and Atlas Cedars). The deodar is a fantastic tree:
Here's a fantastic Atlas Cedar. Also, click here and here.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
2.) A beautiful photo of a black spruce foliage and cones.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
3.) The journey is as follows:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Once we've climbed down to the Pinales, we've got:
Pinaceae, pine family
Araucariaceae, araucaria family
Podocarpaceae, yellow-wood family
Sciadopityaceae, umbrella-pine family
Cupressaceae, cypress family
Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew family
Taxaceae, yew family
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinales
On March 25 I went into the family Cupressaceae a little (because many of the trees I had believed were cedars were actually cypresses). The next step is to enter the Pinaceae, the pine family, which consists of cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
1.) Finally saw Fitzcarraldo by Herzog. That makes Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu, Aguirre Wrath of God, Grizzly Man, Heart of Glass, and Where the Green Ants Dream. Fitzcarraldo is magic.
In his autobiographical film Portrait Werner Herzog, Herzog has stated that the film's spectacular production was partly inspired by the engineering feats of ancient standing stones. The film was an incredible ordeal, and famously involved moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill without the use of special effects. Herzog believes that no one has ever performed a similar feat in history, and likely never will again, calling himself "Conquistador of the Useless". Scenes were also shot onboard the ship while it crashed through rapids, injuring three of the six people involved in the filming. Two full-size ships were created for the making of the film.
The casting of the film was also quite difficult. Jason Robards was originally cast in the title role, but he became ill and was forced to leave. Herzog then considered casting Jack Nicholson, and even playing Fitzcarraldo himself, before Klaus Kinski accepted the role. By that point, forty percent of shooting was complete and Herzog insisted on a total reshoot with Kinski. Mick Jagger was originally cast as Fitzcarraldo's assistant Wilbur, but his shooting schedule expired and he departed to tour with the Rolling Stones. Herzog dropped Jagger's character from the script and reshot the film from the beginning. Though none of the major cast members spoke English natively, the original soundtrack was recorded in English, as it was the only language common to the lead actors.
Klaus Kinski himself was a major source of tension, as he fought with Herzog and other members of the crew and greatly upset the native extras. In his documentary My Best Fiend, Herzog says that one of the native chiefs offered to murder Kinski for him, but that he declined because he needed Kinski to complete filming.
Les Blank's documentary Burden of Dreams, about the production of the film, documents these many hardships. Blank's footage, which also appears in Herzog's Portrait Werner Herzog and My Best Fiend contains some of the only surviving footage of Robards and Jagger in Fitzcarraldo and many scenes documenting the ship's journey over the mountain, along with several episodes of Kinski's raving.
I would like to see Burden of Dreams...
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzcarraldo
In his autobiographical film Portrait Werner Herzog, Herzog has stated that the film's spectacular production was partly inspired by the engineering feats of ancient standing stones. The film was an incredible ordeal, and famously involved moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill without the use of special effects. Herzog believes that no one has ever performed a similar feat in history, and likely never will again, calling himself "Conquistador of the Useless". Scenes were also shot onboard the ship while it crashed through rapids, injuring three of the six people involved in the filming. Two full-size ships were created for the making of the film.
The casting of the film was also quite difficult. Jason Robards was originally cast in the title role, but he became ill and was forced to leave. Herzog then considered casting Jack Nicholson, and even playing Fitzcarraldo himself, before Klaus Kinski accepted the role. By that point, forty percent of shooting was complete and Herzog insisted on a total reshoot with Kinski. Mick Jagger was originally cast as Fitzcarraldo's assistant Wilbur, but his shooting schedule expired and he departed to tour with the Rolling Stones. Herzog dropped Jagger's character from the script and reshot the film from the beginning. Though none of the major cast members spoke English natively, the original soundtrack was recorded in English, as it was the only language common to the lead actors.
Klaus Kinski himself was a major source of tension, as he fought with Herzog and other members of the crew and greatly upset the native extras. In his documentary My Best Fiend, Herzog says that one of the native chiefs offered to murder Kinski for him, but that he declined because he needed Kinski to complete filming.
Les Blank's documentary Burden of Dreams, about the production of the film, documents these many hardships. Blank's footage, which also appears in Herzog's Portrait Werner Herzog and My Best Fiend contains some of the only surviving footage of Robards and Jagger in Fitzcarraldo and many scenes documenting the ship's journey over the mountain, along with several episodes of Kinski's raving.
I would like to see Burden of Dreams...
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzcarraldo
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
1.) Post #100.
A special citation for Bob Dylan with the 2008 Pullitzer Prize, but that's a sidenote. I really dig this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UxBhSW9xD74. It's a video of Thunder On The Mountain as performed at his most recent show in Mexico. (Click here for lyrics to the song.) He really gives 'er, but I doubt anyone'll really dig it that much. I'm almost dancing around now. (And trust me, it picks up as it goes along. Also, I dig that acoustic guitar in the instrumental breaks. Note: the video's not really worth watching; just put 'er on and do your thing.)
Click to make it bigger.
Zacatecas, where the above show is. March 25, 2008. Thunder on the mountain.
A special citation for Bob Dylan with the 2008 Pullitzer Prize, but that's a sidenote. I really dig this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UxBhSW9xD74. It's a video of Thunder On The Mountain as performed at his most recent show in Mexico. (Click here for lyrics to the song.) He really gives 'er, but I doubt anyone'll really dig it that much. I'm almost dancing around now. (And trust me, it picks up as it goes along. Also, I dig that acoustic guitar in the instrumental breaks. Note: the video's not really worth watching; just put 'er on and do your thing.)
Click to make it bigger.
Zacatecas, where the above show is. March 25, 2008. Thunder on the mountain.
Monday, April 7, 2008
1.) http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/brainwashed-by-a-parasite/
I recommend clicking that link and reading about the Cordyceps fungus. I also recommend the videos.
An insect with the Cordyceps fungus.
I recommend clicking that link and reading about the Cordyceps fungus. I also recommend the videos.
An insect with the Cordyceps fungus.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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