The 20 Coolest Christmas Trees of 2012

16 dec.

Singapore

Washington DC, USA

Montrouge, Paris, France

King’s Road, London, England

The Alamo, Texas, USA

Madrid, Spain

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Taichung, Taiwan

Las Vegas, USA

Rome, Italy

Covent Garden, London, England

Honeysuckle, New South Wales, Australia

Long Beach, California, USA

Moncalieri, Italy

Navy Pier, Chicago, USA

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Brussels, Belgium

Metropolitan Museum of the Arts, New York City, USA

…and finally…

Halifax, England

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One Piano

15 dec.

Anthony Sherin documented what happened when a piano was left out on the street in Manhattan.

Making this film was pure serendipity. After a January snowstorm in New York City, I decided to do some work on another film, in my home in Washington Heights. But as I approached my desk, I thought I heard a piano plinking. I looked out the window and saw a piano on the curb below. I was mesmerized by the pattern that emerged.

Sherin snapped pictures over the next 24 hours, which resulted in a complete story, set to music by Art Labriola.

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‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award

15 dec.

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Zâmbetul Soarelui  has been nominated for the

 Blog of the Year 2012 Award

by Diana si Dan.

Thank you, Diana si Dan.

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‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award

13 dec.

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Zâmbetul Soarelui  has been nominated for the

 Blog of the Year 2012 Award

by “R”HubBlog.

Thank you “R”HubBlog.

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2. Write a blog post and tell us about the blog / blogs you have chosen. There’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required and ‘present’ them with their award.

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Robert George Buliga – musictherapy.ro

10 dec.

 

O poveste emoţionantă (am descoperit-o  pe    construimimperii.ro… vă recomand să-i citiţi descrierea şi acolo…), cu un tânăr talentat… mai mult nu spun… vă antrenez curiozitatea…

Am 20 de ani de prietenie cu un instrument numit clarinet si nu cred nici acum ca sunt persoana potrivita care sa vorbeasca despre muzica; dau dreptate acelui artist care dupa 7 decenii de experienta (in desen) marturisea, la 80 de ani, ca in sfarsit stie sa deseneze un  punct.

Dar  imboldul de a va scrie mi l-au dat 2 oameni – ce stau in spatele a 2 site-uri: construimimperii.ro si 4tuning.ro – si traineri ce i-am avut la un curs de anteprenoriat, la Predeal.

Facem un salt in timp…

In clasa a 5-a am primit o carte, un manual de “cetire” din perioada monarhiei romanesti. In carte era o lectie, o poveste despre 2 frati, care pe mine m-a impresionat si m-a determinat sa pastrez cartea pana in 2012.

Am vandut-o unui anticar cu 90 de lei intr-un moment, in care doream sa particip la un curs de anteprenoriat – sa ma “agat” oarecum de curs, platind o prima rata – si, undeva, exista in mine o oarecare indoiala in privinta onestitatii relatiilor dintre oameni.

Cu un stres maxim am ajuns la Predeal.

Am ramas inmarmurit….

Personajele din povestea “mea”… erau aici:

Se vorbeste ca intr-o tara indepartata traiau 2 frati. Fratele mai mare avea sotie si copii iar fratele mai mic avea doar sotie. Erau vecini si fiecare muncea si cultiva cate un ogor, an de an. Dupa ce recolta se cocea, era culeasa, pusa in snopi si stivuita pe camp.
Intr-un an, intr-o noapte, fratele fara copii s-a trezit cu urmatorul gand:
“- Ma duc tiptil pe ogor, am sa iau 2 snopi de grau din stiva mea si am sa-i pun in stiva frateleui meu. Are copii si cu siguranta ii va folosi.”

Zis si facut.

A doua noapte, fratele ce avea multi copii i-a zis nevestii lui:
“-Ma duc tiptil sa iau 2 snopi de pe ogorul meu si am sa-i pun in stiva fratelui meu. El nu are copii dar cu cei 2 snopi va face economii”
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In urmatoarea zi, ziua pe camp, cei 2 frati s-au intalnit, s-au salutat si si s-au uitat discret fiecare la snopii celuilalt. Mare le fu mirarea cand vazura ca gramezile de snopi erau la fel.

Peste alte doua nopti, fratele fara copii se scula cu noapte-an cap si lua 4 snopi de grau din stiva proprie si ii duse in gramada fratelui mai mare.
A doua zi, fratele mai mare observa gramada vecinului sau mai mica si se ingrijora ca acesta va saraci… Cum se lasa noaptea se scula, se duse pe ogorul sau, lua 4 snopi si ii cara pe ogorul vecinului sau.


Asa au facut nopti, si nopti si alte nopti la rand.

Intr-o noapte, cei 2 frati s-au intalnit pe camp, fiecare carand celuilalt snopi de grau in spate.
Atat de mult s-au emotionat, fiecare, de vederea celuilalt incat s-au imbratisat si-au plans.

Nu vreau sa renuntati la cartile de suflet pe care le aveti in biblioteca personala. Tin in continuare la carti, crezand ca pe om, o gradina si o biblioteca il pot face content. ( Cicero).

Dar, eu m-am schimbat si pus in situatia de a alege intre obiecte (sau carti) si oameni, aleg oamenii si toata armonia din ei si dintre ei.

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