New wide angle red images on Photobucket

1973 Tourist Painting Against Skyline

cartamandua — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:57:00 MDT

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Three recently discovered photographs that were taken 39 years ago come to light Photographs taken by photographer Robert Funk in the 1970s foreshadow the 9-11 Tragedy In the 1970s Funk was widely published for holding miniatures or toys in front of his wide angle lens and creating juxtaposed images that looked real but were not In reality they are straight shots without photoshopA cheap tourist-like oil painting sits on a railing on the Brooklyn Heights promenade The painting is positioned directly in front of the New York skyline as it appeared in 1973 The World Trade Center Tower 2 is still under construction with a crane on the roof The oil painting it's original intent to be a beautiful impressionist interpretation of lower Manhattan somehow takes on a dual nature of beauty and horror The artist's expressive use of red gives the impression that lower Manhattan is not beautiful but is on fire with billowing clouds that look like smoke The painting juxtaposed against the World Trade Center creates a Nostradamus-like prediction of 9-11

wide angle red

ourmodelworld — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:49:00 MDT

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Wide Angle View

pacapo — Fri, 3 Jun 2011 08:39:00 MDT

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Wide Angle Photos - Red Carpet Listing

mcgeno — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:46:00 MDT

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wide angle shot of the Green Monster

ibethune — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:13:00 MDT

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Leitz Wetzlar 35cm 1:35 Summeron wide angle lens

hetchinspete — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:36:00 MDT

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Leitz Wetzlar 35cm 1:35 Summeron wide angle lens

hetchinspete — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:36:00 MDT

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Leitz Wetzlar 35cm 1:35 Summeron wide angle lens

hetchinspete — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:36:00 MDT

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Leitz Wetzlar 35cm 1:35 Summeron wide angle lens

hetchinspete — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:36:00 MDT

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Red leds at 1 foot distance

hans1300 — Thu, 3 May 2012 08:34:00 MDT

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Narrow angle leds not in bore sight look dimThey are the same light intensity just off angle Wide angle led at right has same intensity in a wide area

SuperStar and Regular Neo-Wedge LEDs

cozykat — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:31:00 MST

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I'm pretty sure the Superstar is a normal wide angle LED (darn selling gimmicks) and the regular is a high intensity LED Both shine red

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BereanChristianSchool — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:19:00 MDT

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Great example of using a high-contrast red filter to create a striking BW photo Also a good use of wide angle to create bigness

Eyehinse: Green

eyeshineentertainment — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:57:00 MDT

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Eyeshine is a visible effect of the tapetum lucidum -a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrate animals that lies immediately behind or sometimes within the retina- when a light is shone into the eye of an animal having a tapetum lucidum the pupil appears to glow Eyeshine occurs in a wide variety of colors including white blue green yellow pink and red However because eyeshine is a form of iridescence the color varies slightly with the angle at which it is seen and the color of the source light

WB550 Color feel of Samsung is sort of lyrical

mikiJessica — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:18:00 MST

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Due to projected grip and appropriate size the portability is quite good Certainly some users who dont know anything about FOV or zoom are not satisfied with the thickness but if you know the great thing of 24-24mm FOV Im sure you will be wondered at the size To compare this to DSLR wide angle lens and tele angle zoom lens are needed Going out with a body and 2 lenses is not easy in this simplicity society Thats why people say the WB500 is for Travel Sub and substitution of DSLR This size fits a pocket in some way and hand bag n nRead more: http:wwwsamsungimagingnetcolor-feel-of-samsung-is-sort-of-lyricalixzz0edCZPhde

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largemoney — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:27:00 MDT

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resolution for the fastest response rates and highest contrast ratio for the sharpest possible picturennFull HD ResolutionnSimply put nothing competes to the AQUOS 1080p full high definition experience You enjoy HDTV in its purest most exhilarating form True 16:9 widescreen provides a cinematic experience optimized for your natural line of sight And AQUOS 1080p delivers twice the digital and double resolution of 720p HDTVnnResolution describes the number of pixels on a digital television screen More pixels give the picture more lifelike detail Higher pixel density provides added clarity for digital TV DVD and HDTV This fine resolution means you can view the large screen even from a close distance For example you can comfortably view a 45-inch screen from about 56-feet awaynnAQUOS Liquid Crystal Televisions deliver very high resolutions for a clear smoother picture Our widescreen models meet the highest standards for HDTV viewing and provide a true 16:9 aspect ratio With stunning resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 they capture the full excitement and intensity of high definitionnnContrast and BrightnessnSharp's D62U series of liquid crystal Televisions offer the industry's highest native contrast ratio of 2000:1 and highest dynamic contrast ratio of 10000:1 With these superior contrast levels you can enjoy a quality viewing experience in any viewing environment Sharp's new proprietary Advanced Superior ViewBlack TFT Panel decreases color shift enabling a high native contrast ratio of 2000:1 Native contrast is the contrast within one image frame Sharp's new proprietary Enhanced Picture Contrast technology results in a dynamic contrast ratio of 10000:1 Dynamic contrast is the contrast between the lightest and darkest colors AQUOS can display Enhanced picture Contrast detects the black level characteristics of the image source and dynamically adjusts the backlighting accordingly to display deeper blacksnnFour Spectrum Color:nSharp has added a deep crimson to the three 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contemporary classicthe D62U Series With screen sizes of 42- 46- and 52-inches the D62U Series offers the most elegant cutting-edge flat panel televisions available This series sets new standards in HDTV style and innovation with a striking piano black finish subtly recessed speakers brilliant color reproduction and spectacular picture quality In addition to providing a high contrast ratio the newest AQUOS series includes a next-generation Advanced Super View LCD panel that delivers 1080p full spec HD (1920 x 1080) resolution for the sharpest possible picture Plus its Multi-Pixel Technology significantly improves color reproduction at virtually every viewing angle The dual HDMI inputs are compatible with 1080p sources such as Blu-ray players All of this means that through the AQUOS there is always more to seennAQUOS Advanced TechnologynGreat style and performance do not just happen It takes a commitment to quality an incredibly talented team of professionals and a vision for innovation Sharp a global leader in Liquid Crystal Televisions year after year brings all of this and more to our technology continually raising the bar for outstanding quality and high performancenn Multi-Pixel Technology: By dividing each pixel into two sections and developing an advanced driving system Sharps new Multi-Pixel Technology delivers more natural and accurate color reproduction when viewing the screen from virtually any angle This technology improves extreme-angle viewing by approximately 60 percentn Next-Generation Advanced Super View LCD Panel: The purest whites The deepest blacks The most vivid range of color Thats what comes with Sharps innovative LCD panel technology The panel uses an enhanced color filter that allows greater light transmissionproviding a greater native contrast ratio of up to 2000:1 and a response time as quick as 4ms for true film-like smoothness This means richer color and a more accurate more brilliant depiction of the world on screenn Four-Wavelength Backlight System: The conventional three-wavelength red green and blue LCD backlight just got better Sharp has vastly improved natural color reproduction with the development of its four-wavelength backlight system adding a remarkably vivid crimson red to the paletteand changing the way LCD TV is viewed The LC-57D90U takes the technology a step further with a five-wavelength backlight system adding an even deeper green With Sharp the color possibilities are endless nnThe most advanced facility for the integrated manufacture of LCD TVsnThe Sharp Liquid Crystal Television plant in Kameyama Japan represents the ultimate example of economic efficiency social mindedness and environmental conservation Combining Sharps vast experience and knowledge in RD and mass production including 50 years of TV and 30 years of LCD production the Sharp Kameyama plant is a world-class facility for the manufacture and assembly of LCD panelsnnContinuing its leadership Sharp will open a second plant at Kameyama in October 2006 This will be the worlds first facility to adopt 8th generation glass substrates which are roughly twice as large as the substrates used in the number one plant Plant number two is specially designed for the production of glass for LC-TV screen sizes in the 40-inch through 50-inch range and will provide a steady supply of medium to large panels to respond to the growing worldwide demand for digital and high definition compatible flat panel televisionsnnThe most advanced technology to minimize environmental impactnThe Kameyama plant was designed as a Super Green Factory A cogeneration system and a photovoltaic power generation system supply the plant with approximately one-third of its energy needs Combined with a waste-heat recovery system that transforms waste heat into air conditioning Sharp reduces CO2 emissions by 40 percent per year In addition the plant collects all the wastewater from the production process and recycles it using water purification technology Via its Super Green Strategy by the year 2010 Sharp plans to completely offset its production of greenhouse gas emissions by way of energy savings from new energy-efficient products and energy creation through the proliferation of Sharp solar cellsnnWhat's In the Box: LC-46D62U 64 LCD HDTV remote control (with 2 AAA batteries) ac power cord tabletop stand and owner

Undertaker

mohit_tiwari — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:03:00 MDT

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Real Name: Mark Callaway nNickname: The Undertaker Master Of Pain nBirthday: 032465 nWrestling Debut: 1989 nHeight: 6' 10 nWeight: 320 lbs nSignature Moves: The Last Ride Chokeslam Tombstone Piledriver nChampionships: 4x WWE World Champion n nBiography n n n nMark Callaway begins to make wrestling in 1985 the age of 22 years its main objective to beginning career was that one to scrape together some money in the independent federations convinced that a day would have arrived its moment In 1986 it works for the Memphis Promotion that is the USWA (United States Wrestling Association) its insertion in the federation was work of Jerry Lawler (then Co-owner of the USWA) in short Mark time than it was made to call The Master of Pain arrived to the top of the federation a lot that succeeded to gain the USWA Unified World Title defeating Jerry Lawler Once lost the title it Mark is moved in the texana fraction of the USWA where it assumes the identity of Texas Red but little time after will exchange again it in The Punisher Mark conquest the USWA Texas Title confirming itself newly like a good talent also this time but its hard reign little seen the defeat against Kerry Von Erich but although this in 1989 arrived the first offer from the NWAWCW Its debut like Mean Mark Callous in the federation happens to the end of the year and after little weeks it went in brace with Dan Spivey forming therefore the Skyscrapers until then forms from Spivey and Sid (in that period injured person to you) The brace however did not have much happened as it could have waited for a lot that Mark determined to undertake the career from single where it obtained succeeded more Guided from manager the Teddy Long (hour arbitrator of the WWE) it faces Lex Luger in a match valid for the US Title in the PPV Great American Bash 90 but it comes defeated The WCW decides not re-new the contract in expiration of little and therefore Mark marries to the WWE where McMahon Wins had in Serb for he great plans The debut in the WWE like The Undertaker happens in the PPV Survivor Series of 1990 accompanied from manager the Brother Love: Mark was the mysterious member of the Million Dollar Team and the public remained endured made an impression from its tonnage and also from its way to move extremely slow In the encounter it eliminated with facility Koko BWare and Dusty Rhodes before being eliminated same he for cont-out but at this point was not spoken that about this new and terrifying one wrestler that with its gimmick it would have changed in order always the world of the wrestling In the Royal Rumble of 1991 it comes eliminated from Hawk and Animal but just in these first months of the 91 it happens before carried out of its career: Brother Love yields the contract of the Undertaker to a new one manager Paul Bearer sure more adapted to the personage of the Undertaker of how much was not Brother Love This diabolic pair destroys in little months many adversaries: Tugboat Big Boss Man Jimmy Snuka (to Wrestlemania WAYS) and Jim Duggan Although Undertaker is heel worst a public seems but fascinated from its personage much from often of the income in the arena Bearer while begins to carry with if a urn which is the source of energy of pecks In the following months Undertaker it begins a feud with Completed Warrior and the two will be protagonists of one historical television segment in which Undertaker coffin seals Warrior to the inside of one It comes announced a match between the two to Summerslam 91 but little weeks before the event the WWE changes idea and binds Completed Warrior in a feud against Sgt Slaughter in brace with Hogan Warrior and Undertaker dispute encounter single in house show (the only one match between the two are present in compilation of the Coliseum a Video) but it is nearly always Warrior to gain the Bodybag Match (where the defeated one only came closed in a black bag) that they come disputed even if in the greater part of the cases for disqualification After this feud with Completed Warrior begins for Undertaker a short one feud with Sid (that it will defeat in the edition of King of the Ring of the 91) then passes to lay a trap the title it of champion of the world stopped from the champion Hulk Hogan then The two will be faced in the so-called Gravest Challenge of Survivor Series 91 and to dull it is glamorously just Undertaker with the aid of Ric Flair After a week but it comes granted a rematch to Hulk Hogan in the PPV This Tuesday in Texas and this time is Hogan that later on adjudicates match to one the night The president of the WWE Jack Tunney assists to the episode and decides to render the belt vacant replacing it in racing silk in the Royal Rumble 92 To Undertaker and Hogan it comes granted the opportunity to obtain a number of advanced income to the 20 but this is not sufficient in order to prevent to Ric Flair to adjudicate the title it of the world after one extraordinary performance n nIn its first year to the WWE Undertaker however it had given the impression to be the champion of the future also because it is Hogan that Piper from them little would have left the federation and it is also for this reason that the determined WWF to change the image of Undertaker making to become face During an episode of Saturday Night Main Event Undertaker Elizabeth saves and Macho Man from a aggression to work of Jake The Snake Roberts then turns completely to face in one aimed of Wrestling Superstars in which it meets with Jake Roberts (than for all answer it coffin closes the hand in one after to have attacked Paul Bearer) The two are faced then to Wrestlemania VIII and Undertaker is gotten rid of Jake Roberts after to be exited incolume from one double DDT n nAfter this passage to feud Undertaker it begins some feud little interesting with of the wrestlers not to its height It is gotten rid of The Berzeker after that these had tried to kill it with a sword then it begins a feud with Kamala with which it will fight to Summerslam 92 (to only remember its fantastic entrance to edge of a funeral machine) and to Survivor Series 92 in a Coffin Match (encounter in which the defeated one it came closed and sealed in one coffin) After Survivor Series it begins the short one feud with the Nailz prisoner then during the Royal Rumble 93 comes attacked and eliminated from the Giant Gonza'les a wrestler gigantic guided from that Harvey Wippleman that wanted to be revenged for the end that Undertaker had made to make its assisted Kamala Undertaker and Giant Gonza'les face to Wrestlemania IX (large the entrance of the Undertaker on an accompanied funeral wagon from a volture) in an ugly encounter and to dull it for disqualification it is just the Undertaker King of the Ring 93 Giant Gonza'les with the aid of Mr Hughes the urn of ashes puts KO Paul Bearer rubandogli also what that it will prevent to the Undertaker to participate to the first television edition of King of the Ring The feud between the two however it did not finish here and in fact Undertaker and Giant Gonza'les face to Summerslam 93 in a Rest in Peace Match (a normal school Not Holds Barred Match) in which Undertaker it succeeds to defeat Giant definitively Gonza'les thanks also to the re-entering aid of Paul Bearer n nIn the PPV Survivor Series 93 it fights in the USA Team composed from the Steiners Brothers and Lex Luger beginning to give life to the feud against Yokozuna that Undertaker will face in a Casket Match with in racing silk the title it of the world in the PPV Royal Rumble 94 In this moving Undertaker encounter comes defeated from Yokozuna with the aid of others 10 wrestlers ending closed to the inside of its same coffin From this Undertaker moment it will remain outside from the scene various months in order to recover from some accidents and in order to pass of the time with the family In the summer of the 1994 Ted DiBiase annucia the return of Undertaker in the WWE but the wrestler that DiBiase accompanies in the ring is not the true Undertaker but a its counterpart wrestler the Brian Lee Some weeks after this announcement Paul Bearer with one new urn declares to have found again the true Undertaker and that this last one would have defied the Undertaker di DiBiase during SummerSlam The match of Summerslam between the Undertaker he was mediocre and the public did not seem a lot been involved from the particular one contest To adjudicate the match it was the true Undertaker after a double one tombstone that the Undertaker DiBiase put KO After this Undertaker encounter one rivincita is taken on Yokozuna defeating it in a Casket Match to Survivor Series 94 thanks to the aid of Chuck Norris in the garments of Special Enforcer n nUndertaker begins therefore a feud against the Corporation Ted DiBiase and defeats in succession IRS in the Royal Rumble 95 King Kong Bundy to Wrestlemania XI in order then to meet to King of the Ring 95 against Mabel exiting defeated from the comparison for the interference of an other member of the Corporation Kama Undertaker defeats Kama in a Casket Match disputed to Summerslam 95 but little after she remains victim of a brutal attack from part of Mabel and Yokozuna during an episode of Monday Night Raw: the two colossus in fact importuning seriously Undertaker to the face forcing it to disappear from the circulation for various time Undertaker will succeed to only return during Survivor Series 95 where it will fight with one mask in order to cover the ace disfigured from the previous accident In In Your House 5 Undertaker it succeeds to be revenged of Mabel defeating it in a Casket Match and above all it succeeds in overcoming of the urn of the ashes that in the previous months it had been stolen and transformed in one chain from the Corporation n nAfter this mediocre one feud with the Corporation the career of the Undertaker has carrying out in the PPV Royal Rumble 96 when it comes name number one contender It faces the champion of the world Bret Hart in match terrifying (in sense a negative) where he comes unmasked for before the time after various months: Undertaker only obtains a Victoria but for DQ due to the participation of Diesel engine and this will give the way to an interesting feud between the two To In Your House 6 Undertaker it interferes in the Cage Match between Bret Hart and Diesel sbucando gives under the ring and attacking this last one The mind games from part of Undertaker to the damages of Diesel engine they continue in the following weeks and this will carry to the attended encounter between the two to Wrestlemania XII To having the better one is Undertaker after a good ones match but for Undertaker this challenge is nothing in comparison to that it attends it in the successive weeks nKane a feud in which initially Undertaker one refused to fight against its brother but the facts of the Royal Rumble 98 made to change idea it: to the end of the Casket Match between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels Kane took part newly that with a Chokeslam put KO its brother the sluices in the coffin and it gave fire to it n nUndertaker after some weeks of absence returned in the WWE this decided time to defy Kane in a match that it would have been disputed to Wrestlemania 14 3 tombstone to the Undertaker were necessary (author of a splendid entrance in order to put KO Kane but to the fine ones in spite of the Kane defeat Undertaker was raised and attacked once again The two were faced newly to Unforgiven in a Match Hell a match fought on a ring encircled from the flames in which in order winning it was necessary to give fire to the adversary and to dull it it was once again Undertaker with the aid of Vader n nAfter a pause in the PPV Over The Edge 98 (in which Undertaker it will be limited to the role of Special Enforcer in the match between Austin and Dude Love) Undertaker demands one title shot to the title it of the world stopped from Steve Austin For all answer McMahon ago Wins to dispute to Raw a match between Kane and Undertaker with in racing silk a title shot in the PPV King of the Ring and to exit winning this time it is Kane with the aid of Mankind The feud between Undertaker and Mankind it comes therefore withdrawn outside but this time will come caught up summits of violence never touched previously To King of the Ring 98 the two are faced in a Hell in to Cell: Undertaker fights with one broken off ankle but this enough not to arrest its silks of vendetta Mankind comes over for two times from the roof of the cage then ends on migliaia of heads some from design before soccombere to the tombstone of entered Undertaker in a match in the history of the wrestling n nFinally Undertaker becomes number one contender in a match against Austin that will come disputed to Summerslam but before Gains McMahon orders to Undertaker to fight to Fully Loaded a match in brace with Austin against the champions of brace Mankind and Kane Undertaker conquest for before turns the belts of champion of the world but its reign in brace with Austin will last very little The two will fight therefore the most waited for one match to Summerslam 98 a good ones match to remember in annals in order to have seen the Undertaker to lose in clean way for before the time in career n nUndertaker in the meantime with its Kane brother and the two participate in the PPV Triple Breakdown to a Threat Match against Steve Austin: both schienano at the same time Austin and the title it comes rendered vacant In the successive PPV Judgment Day Undertaker and Kane are faced in match with the racing silk a title vacant it but special referee the Steve Austin puts KO both siblings and the belt comes newly rendered vacant n nMcMahon then wins determined to put in racing silk the belt in a Toronto It is Kane that Undertaker participates to the a new world-wide champion than dispute in the course of Survivor Series 1998 The two siblings meet themselves in the quarters of end after to have received a bye to the first turn in how much both came consider you first challengers it to the title and Undertaker succeeds to strike Kane thanks to the decisive aid of Paul Bearer In the semi ends but the way of Undertaker towards the firm title it: the wrestler it comes defeated from The Rock for disqualification because of an interference of Kane that it had just the objective to make to eliminate from the Undertaker n nUndertaker then begins a feud with Steve Austin Between the two a Buried Alive match to IYH Rock Bottom is carried out and Undertaker loses it for a decisive participation of its Kane brother After which Undertaker to compare from the WWE for some weeks in order to resume itself from some accidents and for giving time to the bookers of the federation to rethink its personage by now worn away from the time To the beginning of the 1999 Undertaker it returns to the WWE to head of the stable of the Ministry of Darkness rising of satanic schism of which they make part Paul Bearer Dennis Mideon Knight The Acolytes Faarooq and Bradshaw In little time they enter in stable also the Mabel (renamed Viscera after to have been kidnapped in the course of the Royal Rumble the 99) and members of the Brood Gangrel Edge and Christian Undertaker tries to make to enter in stable also the Big Bossman but it does not succeed to you: between the two a Hell in to Cell Match in the course of WrestleMania XV is carried out The match it is truly ugly but Undertaker succeeds to prevail and to carry to house the Victoria hanging quite Bossman in the end thanks to the aid of the Brood n nSpring 1999 sees the Ministry of Darkness (deprives hour of the Brood that was removes to you in order to protest against the ill-treatments that Undertaker reserves to Christian) in one phase a lot important: Undertaker strikes Ken Shamrock and to fine PPV raise Stephanie McMahon The day after to Raw is War Undertaker celebrates a black wedding with Stephanie McMahon but just in the crucial moment Austin takes part to save Stephanie Undertaker is said guided from the Greater Power mysterious personage of which the identity is ignored Subsequently the Ministry of Darkness comes fused with Vince McMahon' s Corporation and takes the name of Corporate Ministry Undertaker succeeds to conquer the WWE title thanks to the aid of Shane McMahon against Steve Austin to Over the Edge ' 99 in a surrealistic atmosphere due to the dead women of Owen only happened Hart three quarters of hour before n nTo the shoulders of Undertaker there are Shane and Vince McMahon the mind of the stable that it is revealed to be the mysterious Greater Power that is behind the strategies of the stable Undertaker succeeds to maintain to its title it to King of the Ring striking The Rock but it loses it the successive night Raw just against Steve Austin To Fully Loaded 1999 the End is carried out of an was match than it is proposed to close the feud between Steve Austin and Vince McMahon that is lasted two years: Austin and Undertaker are met in a first blood match won from Austin and thanks to the special stipulations of match Vince McMahon must leave the federation Little after Shane McMahon melts the Corporate Ministry n nSubsequently Undertaker forms an alliance with The Big Show and begins a feud against Kane and X-Pac in which Taker and Big Show gain the titles them of brace to Summer Slam 1999 They must but abandon the titles soon them to advantage of the Rock' n Sock Connection Shortly before Unforgiven 1999 The Undertaker abandons the WWE when McMahon Wins communicates to it that if had not taken part to a Casket Match against Triple H it would have been suspended from the WWE to indeterminate time n nIn Undertaker truth long solid career has need of a period of rest in order to cure the too many physical ailments of one by now to fight on the ring of the WWE: victim of a muscular tear to the inguine of a problem to the hip that ahead went from much time (guilt of a Chokeslam of Big Show that it made it to smash in the ring) and of several accidents it accumulates to you in the course of the time was obvious as Undertaker made much hard work to fight n nThe return to the wrestling active happens many months after in May 2000 the course of Judgment Day Undertaker abandons the gimmick of pecks adopting of one new from biker accompanied to the ring from one theme song of Kid Rock American Badass In that Undertaker occasion it takes part in aid of The Rock in the course of the Iron Man Match that saw it opposite to H However its participation Triple H costs the disqualification of The Rock in the point of the match and also the title absolute it for the wrestler of Florida To King of the Ring 2000 Undertaker fight with Kane and The Rock against Wins Shane McMahon and HHH in a match with in racing silk the title it of the world Its team gains the match but the belt would have gone to the author of the pin for which new champion of the world it comes announced The Rock To Fully Loaded it strikes Kurt Angle in the first one single match of a sure relief from its return while to Summer Slam 2000 it faces of new its Kane brother (than it had attacked two weeks before to Raw): Undertaker tears via to the mask of Kane (of which but it is not succeeded to see the approval) and the match it finishes with Not a Contest In a Fatal Four Way to Unforgiven against Kane The Rock and Chris Benoit it does not succeed to win and same fate touches to it to Survivor Series (PPV that has marked its ten years of career in the WWE) when facing Kurt Angle for the title it of the world it comes defeated with one stratagem of Angle (in the topical moment of match the Angle is made to replace on ring from its brother Eric in order then to a Taker distracted with a simple one rollup) To Armageddon a Hell in to Cell in which Undertaker is carried out it faces always with the title it WWE in racing silk Austin Rock Angle Rikishi and HHH but also this other onslaught to the title it is unfruitful Undertaker succeeds but to leave a sign in the encounter when with one Chokeslam ago to fall Rikishi from the roof of the cage nUndertaker gathers to its Kane brother during the Royal Rumble 2001 (but it will come eliminated from Rikishi) and thanks to this new pact it goes close to the conquest of tag the teams titles lost for a breath Not Way Out in table match against the Dudley Boyz and Edge Christian n nEndured after Undertaker begins a feud against Triple H than in the course of an interview it had asserted to have battered all the WWE had been able offload Undertaker never replied asserting not to have been struck from Triple H and therefore it was arrived to the match of Wrestlemania X-7 Was one of the match match of the year and Undertaker succeeded to obtain clamorous a Victoria that it carried its roster of March of Wrestlemania to 9 victories and 0 defeats n nIn the successive weeks to Wrestlemania Undertaker it makes of new brace with Kane and the Brothers of Destruction conquers the tag titles against Edge Christian in order then to focus the attention to a feud against the new alliance of the WWE the Power Trip composed from HHH Stone Cold and Vince McMahon Undertaker and Kane forgiveness their titles them to More recently the Undertaker has been working on a new gimmick he has also been feuding with new sensation The Next Big Thing Brock Lesnar which has just ended with Brock Lesnar beating The Undertaker in Hell In A Cell at No Mercy 2002 Undertaker is currently taking time out to spend time with his pregnant wife Sara n nSara recently gave birth to 'Takers new baby girl he is expected to be back in the ring over the ChristmasNew Year of 2002

Sphinx

blubman_photos — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:51:00 MDT

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http:guardiansnetegyptsphinxnnGuardian of the Horizon n The Sphinx of Giza is a symbol that has represented the essence of Egypt for thousands of years Even with all of the pictures that we see of the Sphinx nothing can really prepare you for the time that you finally see the Sphinx with your own eyes Here's a look at the Sphinx that will give you a hint of what you can expect to see if you visit EgyptnnnSphinx north side with Pyramid of Khafre -nSphinx side view from the north - nnnCarved from the bedrock of the Giza plateau the Sphinx is truly a mysterious marvel from the days of ancient Egypt The body of a lion with the head of a king or god the sphinx has come to symbolize strength and wisdomnn nFrom the north side the profile of the Sphinx reveals the proportion of the body to the head It would appear as though the head is small in proportion to the body Because of the changing desert terrain the body of the Sphinx has been buried several times over the past several thousand years Most recently in 1905 the sand has been cleared away to expose the magnitude and beauty of the entirety of the Sphinx The paws themselves are 50 feet long (15m) while the entire length is 150 feet (45m) The head is 30 (10m) feet long and 14 feet (4m) wide Because certain layers of the stone are softer than others there is a high degree of erosion that has claimed the original detail of the carved figure Sphinx Profile 5 - Copyright (c) 1998 Andrew Bayuk All Rights ReservednnSphinx Profile 3 -nThe most popular and current theory of the builder of the Sphinx holds that it was commissioned by the 4th Dynasty King Khafre (2558-2532 BCE) Khafre was one of the sons of Khufu (AKA Cheops) The Sphinx lines up with the Pyramid of Khafre at the foot of its causeway As one rounds the northeast corner to the front of the Sphinx the alignment of the two structures becomes more apparentnnn Although the head of the Sphinx is badly battered in some places traces of the original paint can still be seen near one ear Originally it is believed that the Sphinx was painted and was quite colorful Since then the nose and beard have been broken away The nose was the unfortunate victim of target practice by the Turks in the Turkish period It is often erroneously assumed that the nose was shot off by Napoleon's men but 18th century drawings reveal that the nose was missing long before Napoleon's arrivalnnRounding the southeast cornernnInterestingly to some the features of the face of the Sphinx bear a far more striking resemblance to an older brother of Khafre the Pharaoh Djedefre (AKA Radjedef) Djedefre's short lived reign occurred just prior to the reign of Khafre Unlike Khafre Khafre's father and later Khafre's brother Menkaure Djedefre did not construct his pyramid on the Giza plateau Instead Djedefre built his pyramid at Abu Roash where it now lies badly damaged Some believe that Khafre usurped the throne of Djedefre and then built his pyramid and Sphinx at GizannA German Egyptologist has even suggested that the Sphinx was built by the father of Khafre King Khufu who was also the builder of the Great PyramidnnYOU DECIDE who you think more resembles the SphinxnnThe back right paw and tailn Recently the Sphinx has undergone a major restoration effort done solely by Egyptians Here is how the back right paw appears after this fine work The top of the paw was purposely left unfinished which demonstrates the difference between the original rock and the quality of the restoration Also notice the tail of the Sphinx which wraps around this right sidenThe left or North side of the Sphinx was restored last and here is how the left paw appears now Notice how carved bricks were use to perform the restoration These were hand cut and carefully fitted into place by modern day Egyptian craftsmen and rock cuttersn nIn between the paws of the Sphinx is a stela now called the Dream Stela which is inscribed with a story The 18th Dynasty story tells of the time that Thutmosis IV fell asleep under the Sphinx which was covered to the neck in sand Thutmosis had a dream that the Sphinx spoke to him and promised that if he would free the Sphinx from the sand Thutmosis would be destined to become king of Egypt Sphinx Stela - Copyright (c) 1998 Andrew Bayuk All Rights ReservednnPrior to the 1905 clearing of the Sphinx the Sphinx has been buried by the desert sand and cleared several other times throughout history Sphinx Stela - Copyright (c) 2001 - Andrew Bayuk All Rights Reserved nnDuring the 18th Dynasty Thutmosis IV probably did clear the Sphinx at that time But it is more likely that the story about the dream was created for political purposes an ancient propaganda story to help prove the legitimacy of the king This type of story could support the validity of a kingship asserting and assuring the power of the pharaoh as designated by the gods or in this case the Sphinx itselfnn Pyramid Index GizannFrom atop these pyramids forty centuries look down upon youn -- Napoleon Bonaparte to his soldiers before the Battle of Giza 1798nnWhen Khufu perhaps better known by his Greek name Cheops became king of Egypt after the death of Sneferu there was no convenient space remaining at Dahshur where Sneferu was buried for Khufu's own pyramid complex Hence he moved his court and residence farther north where his prospectors had located a commanding rock cliff overlooking present day Giza appropriate for a towering pyramid This rock cliff was in the northernmost part of the first Lower Egyptian nome Ineb-hedj (the white fortress)nnGiza is located only a few kilometers south of Cairo several hundred meters from the last houses in the southernmost part of the city proper where a limestone cliff rises abruptly from the other side of a sandy desert plateau The ancient Egyptians called this place imentet The West or kher neter the necropolis nnClickable Image Map of GizanClickable Image Map of GizannAccording to a treatise on the geology of the pyramid plateau by Thomas Aigner it is part of the Middle Eocene Mokattam Formation which dips slightly southeast comprising limestone and dolomites To the south the Mokattam and dolomitic limestones are overlain by the marly limestone and sandy marls of the Upper Eocene Maadi Formation To the north and east the Mokattam Formation is characterized by two steep escarpments about 30 meters (92 feet) high It continues to the Great Sphinx ditch which must at one time have formed a high peak From there the stonemasons cut the core blocks for the Great Pyramid nnSide View of GizanSide View of GizannThe older pyramids of the third and early fourth dynasty were built on thick layers of marl and slate These marl layers were easier to dig than limestone so excavation of the large shafts that extended as much as 30 meters beneath the step pyramids was accomplished in a reasonable time However there was also a serious disadvantage because the marl layers could not support their weight The underlayer gave way and the construction became unstable This in fact happened with the South Pyramid at Dahshur where cracks and serious damage appeared in the corridor system and in the chambers so that the pyramid had to be abandoned nnAnother view of GizanAnother view of GizannHence when Khufu planned his own ambitious pyramid he was looking for a solid rock base nearby quarries and a dominating position overlooking the Nile Valley which he of course found at Giza nnGiza can be subdivided into two groupings of monuments clearly defined and separated by a wadi The larger grouping consists of the three Great pyramids of Khufu Khephren (Khafre) and Menkaure the Sphinx attendant temples and outbuildings and the private mastabas of the nobility nnThe second grouping located on the ridge to the southeast contains a number of private tombs of citizens of various classes While the majority of the monuments of the larger grouping are made from limestone that was quarried and transported to the site the tombs of the smaller grouping are simply carved out of the native living rocknnThough the three Great Pyramids are the most famous and prominent monuments at Giza the site has actually been a Necropolis almost since the beginning of Pharaonic Egypt A tomb just on the outskirts of the Giza site dates from the reign of the First Dynasty Pharaoh Wadj (Djet) and jar sealings discovered in a tomb in the southern part of Giza mention the Second Dynasty Pharaoh Ninetjer But it was the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) who placed Giza forever at the heart of funerary devotion a city of the dead that dwarfed the cities of the living nearby In order to build his complex he had to clear away many of the old tombs filling in their shafts or even totally destroying them His pyramid the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt (though it should be noted that it surpasses the Red Pyramid at Dahshur built by his father Snefru by only ten meters) dominates the sandy plainnnOn its southwest diagonal is the pyramid of his son Khephren (Chephren Khafre) Although it is smaller a steeper angle results in the illusion that they are the same size In fact Kephren's pyramid appears taller since it is on higher ground The notion that this was done on purpose to out-do his father is without question As it occupies the central point has the illusion of greater size and still has some of its casing stones intact it is frequently mistaken to as the Great Pyramid something that would no doubt please Khephren were he alive today nnFurther along the southwest diagonal is the smallest of the three great pyramids that of Khephren's son Menkaure It is also the most unusual First of all it is not entirely limestone The uppermost portions are brick much like the several Pyramids at Dahshur though separated from them by several centuries One theory is that Menkaure died before his pyramid could be completed and the remaining construction was hastily done to finish it in time for the burial It is also not along the diagonal line that runs through the Great Pyramid and the Second Pyramid but instead is nearly a hundred meters to the southeast This error if error it is is of a magnitude not in keeping with the mathematical skill known to have been possessed by the ancient Egyptians However an idea has emerged in the last few years that the three large pyramids of Giza are actually meant to be in an alignment resembling that of the three belt stars in the constellation Orion: Alnitak Alnilam and Mintaka This theory is largely discounted by the majority of Egyptologists but some do believe it is a point to ponder Actually it should also be noted that while the center of the pyramid does not line up with its larger counterparts the southeast sides of all three pyramids are in alignment nnAll three pyramids stand empty probably plundered during the political unrest that ended the Old Kingdom when the monarchy collapsed Yet there are the occasional surprises Airtight pits along the southern and eastern walls of Khufu's pyramid contain boats (not small ritual boats but fully-functional funerary barges with 40-ton displacements One was excavated in 1954)nnExactly how big Giza is may never be known Excavations have continued to find new tombs and artifacts since Bezoni Caviglia Perring and Vyse began the first systematic study of Giza in the early 1800s It has been explored and excavated more thoroughly than any other site in Egypt possibly more than any other site in the world yet no one believes the research is anywhere near complete today nnThroughout the Old Kingdom the cemetery of Giza remained the most prominent even when the kings moved again to Southern Saqqara For example important officials such as the architects of the 'inti family who constructed the pyramids of the 5th and 6th Dynasties continued to live in the pyramid town of Khufu and had their family tombs at Giza nnDuring the First Intermediate Period the pyramid town of Khufu and the cemetery of Giza were both abandoned and they remained so during the Middle Kingdom In fact the pyramids were The Great Sphinx at Gizaforcefully opened and plundered and the private tombs were not ignored by thieves either The causeways and temples were in fact even used as quarries by the architects of the kings of the 12th DynastynnThis all changed completely during the New Kingdom The kings of the 18th Dynasty showed deep respect for the pyramids as monuments of their ancestors at Giza and the area gained considerable religious significance as the center of royal worship to the Great Sphinx Lord of Setpet the Chosen Place Princes and kings of the 18th and 19th Dynasties erected stelae between the paws of the Sphinx which was no longer seen as a royal statue but rather as an image of the sun god Harmachis Horus in his Western Horizon which was actually a reference to the Horizon of Khufu Amenhotep II dedicated a small temple to Harcachis to the northeast of the Sphinx On foundation tables of that temple the Sphinx is also named Harmachis-Hauron Hauron was the name of a Syrian-Palestinian god of the netherworld that a community of Syrian-Palestinians living near the Great Sphinx identified with his image Ramesses II installed a sanctuary within the forepaws of the SphinxnnIn the Late period Osiris became the dominant god of the area taking over the cult locations of Rostau from Sokar and installing his cult in the Sphinx High massive pedestals were actually added to the body of the Sphinx on which chapels of Osiris and probably Isis stood Isis Another View of the Great Sphinx at Gizabecame known as the Lady of the PyramidsnnDuring the Sixth Century BC onward Greek travelers admired the pyramids at Giza and it was they who eventually placed the monuments in the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World nnAfter the Pharonic Period and up until recently stone from the monuments were taken and used to build buildings in nearby Cairo First the polished white limestone casing was taken then the softer core stones Many of Cairo's oldest buildings are built partly from stones from the pyramids This destruction continued well into the Nineteenth Century until preservation efforts and a resurgence of national pride put a stop to it It is believed that had the pyramids not been vandalized they would still remain to this day much as they were when they were built As the saying goes Man fears Time but Time fears the Pyramids