Sunday, August 24, 2008

My Maytag Washer Is Making A Screeching Noise

Empire Ciudad de los Niños de La Plata

From the city of Buenos Aires, is reached by motorway in under an hour. Some say
long time that this city reminds children to Disney World, but not because it is an emulation, as there is a myth that is the opposite, that when Walt Disney was in Argentina, visited the Instead, inspired able to create what became the influential empire of Western fun.
If you ever presents the best opportunity to demystify this scenario it would ask Walt Disney himself when it thaws, it may even reveal the myth of whether Bambi and his forest was inspired by the "Forest of Myrtle" de Bariloche, where he was also supposed to be the pioneer of animated cartoons.

Beyond the Myth, the city's children was conceived in 1951 during the presidency of Juan Domingo Peron, as a small-scale civic model and a way to promote public education, as the small city has palace of government, legislative power, the square with equestrian statue of San Martín, church, courthouse ... that is, civic institutions to idealize children to become familiar with them. A progressive idea in the context of Argentina's history that was also confirmed as a determinant after 1955.
For some, joining the Children's Town is like doing a sort of time warp. There are very few adults who have not been in his childhood in this place at least once. Better yet, the boat and the little train give the impression that they are the same as those that were in the 60's.
notable addition is a lack of maintenance on buildings, especially roofs, which are dull.
From the aesthetic point of view, it is regrettable waste this space, as it not only provides an opportunity for children to acquire the necessary curiosity about the civics, but also the City of Children is designed to make the learning fun and educational. Even thirty years ago, there were miniature collective circulation around the civic center.
Far from the Hollywood trappings (unfortunately often imitated) but suitably vernacular, yet the weekends are crowded and the schools made visits in the week.

There is also an interesting museum of dolls (wasted in that it has minimal references to more than 2500 pieces), one currencies of the country and some closed buildings, such as military barracks or Customs. The entrance is almost symbolic, (depending on the municipality of La Plata) by car and about five people, the value is less than $ 10, - (little more than U $ D 3, -), and the ride from the capital to Gonnet (where in fact it is), is striking. The entry begins at 10:00 am. and closes at 18:00 pm.
The entry does not include the rides (an old samba, cups swivel and even a ghost train) and the farm, but also economic. There
fast-food restaurants, but you can spend the day (picnic by) in the large green space nearby, inside the premises, or as just arrived mid-afternoon with cookies, mate and thermos ready to enjoy.


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Friday, August 22, 2008

1st Year Memorial Verses

Avenida de Mayo, Chile hotel and more ... San Martín

The
architectural styles from the Avenida de Mayo are varied. Representatives are classic, art deco and art nouveau. Chile hotel at number 1297 Santiago del Estero corner belongs to the latter style. Its architect was a Frenchman, Jules Dubois, at a time (early twentieth century) in the city looking for a monumental identity at the expense of colonial architecture, called together the chief exponents of world architecture.
The hotel has a page where you can spy some of its interior:
http://www.hoteles.com.ar/ModuloBasicoHotel.action?idAnuncianteModuloSucursal=79086

View from the street May and Peru to the Casa Rosada (Government House). In between, the Pyramid of May, imperturbable witness the historical stage where forward and make it even all the political and social currents of the country.
One of the features of the buildings Avenue, between Chacabuco and Stones.
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Monday, August 18, 2008

Great Collection Kate`s Playground



The maximum is inevitable as hero statue horses in the main squares of all people of Argentina, also endless notes and major streets. August 17 marks the anniversary of his death.
Bartolomé Mitre, who is credited with being one of the designers of the necessary foundation myth of the homeland, tells with poignant prose in his book "History San Martín "(something like the official story is narrated in schools for over 100 years) a major segment of the Battle of San Lorenzo, which is the beginning of the independence-oriented place for Argentina San Martín , Chile and Peru in the nineteenth century:

"... The head of the English columns, disorganized in the first charge, which was almost simultaneous, fell back on the rear half and broke a large fire on the assailants, receiving several of them at the top of their bayonets. San Martín, in front of his squad, he found the column commanded by the commander himself Zabala, chief of all the landing force. When you reach the point-blank line received a discharge of musketry and a gunshot shrapnel, killing his horse threw him down on the ground, taking her leg in the fall. Trabose around partial combat knife, he received a slight wound on his face sable. A English soldier was just on the walk through with the bayonet when one of his grenadiers, called Baigorria (puntano), it passed with his spear. Unable to rise from the ground and use their weapons, San Martin would have died in that trance, if another of its soldiers had not come to his aid dismounted resolutely throwing and throwing, sword in hand in the middle of the fray. With Herculean strength and serenity, his boss rid of the dead horse that had oppressed, in fact the enemies Zabala revived by the cries of "Long live the King!" Is preparing to react and get in that act two fatal wounds screaming with integrity: "I die happy! We have beaten the enemy! "Juan Bautista Cabral was called the hero of last row, was a native of Corrientes, and died two hours later saying the same thing ..."

This heroic scene represented in such a short paragraph of a long book, mentions memorable one-time sergeant to Cabral, who sacrifice their lives for the General San Martín and whose gesture is paid in March of San Lorenzo
[1] , every schoolchild learns in the early years of schooling.

As befits mature people, history and reviews its actions was real or not the action of this soldier and other facts of the General San Martín, which acquires significance is the moral value of heroism on which is founded a country. Even the Grenadier Baigorria is mentioned in this paragraph, although little is remembered. In addition, it noted that the same revisionism, despite discussing San Martin who was the son does not deny a personality of greatness yet has been achieved by any historical figure, much less contemporary.

The photo reproduced in the notes as Argentine San Martín in his old age is part of the daguerreotype "Portrait of General San Martín", Paris, 1848.

[1] "... Cabral, heroic soldier, covered with glory, what price victory, surrenders his life, becoming immortal, and there, his courage saved the nascent freedom half a continent, Honor, honor Cabral great! ... " (Lyrics: Carlos J. Benielli - Music: Cayetano A. Silva). Premiered on October 30, 1902 at the inauguration of the Monument to General San Martin, in Santa Fe

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Japenee Writing Generator

Wild Life Curiosity

addition to this suit Aviator (so complete that not even need a helmet and oxygen hose), in Wild Life can be from items common to sportswear camping and mountaineering, and interestingly, military items such as helmets of all wars, weapons obsolete ( even swords and bayonets), uniforms, camouflage nets, antiquated communication equipment dating back to World War II and even a rocket. Of course, everything is sold, but it is also interesting to look like a small museum of military setbacks. On the street
Hipólito Irigoyen 1133, reaching the 9 July.


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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Americas Next Top Model Shoot Themes

military setbacks

Curiously this picture is that on top of this building now converted into a hotel is located a dwelling gabled cottage style, as if on land, noticeably out of tune with the classic style of the building that supports it. Will you live
anybody there?
Cerrito Avenue is about one of the flanks of the 9 de Julio Avenue, facing the Obelisk.


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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Why Does My Chest Hurt When I Eat

Monument to the Two Congresses

is one of the main monuments of the city of Buenos Aires .
A proper description is found in the booklet published by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires that titled "Monuments and Art Works in the public area of \u200b\u200bthe City of Buenos Aires" and is available in the showroom House of Culture (Ex building La Prensa also worth visiting and is in itself a historical monument), in May Av.de 575:

Monument Nancy executed in stone and bronze figures. Is oriented towards the west and surrounded by a wide staircase extended stretches, which gives access to a platform in the middle of which stands the monument topped by a statue of the "Republic" in attitude forward with a laurel branch in one hand and supporting the other in the guidance of a plow at his feet lie the evil snakes and another figure that represents the "Work", which sends an offering the horn of plenty.

On both sides of the plinth, stand up to the monument figures representing the Assembly of 1813 and the Congress of 1816. The platform is surrounded by a balustrade of art, decorated with condors large round bronze and equidistant from children representing "Peace."

The source, who is the second part of the work extends to the east, forming an approximate area of \u200b\u200b100 m2 which symbolizes the "Rio de la Plata" and its major tributaries tributaries, the Paraná and Uruguay, represented by two bronze sculptures that interpret types of our aboriginal races;
the perimeter of the pond is decorated with animals of our fauna. In the front of the source, attached to the platform emerges the figure of a genius teenager, which leads to the release of a vigorous chariot horses, also executed in bronze. The monument pays tribute to the Assembly in 1813 and Congress 1816. "
[1]

The Assembly of year 13 is perhaps the least known with respect to the Congress of Tucuman, but was no less important because it laid the foundation for future constitutional United Provinces of Río de la Plata.
The monument is a tribute to these two conferences mentioned and not the two different cameras (deputies and senators) that make up the National Congress as one might think.

worth noting that while native animals are represented and undeniable symbolic strength as the condor and horses, when the previous comment refers to "the perimeter the pond is decorated with animals of our fauna, "these are not such as can be seen that the animals are fabulous style a copy of the family of dinosaurs, and above a winged dragon.

The monument is located at the Congress Plaza and opened on July 9, 1914, following the trend of the emerging national government to strengthen its influence with rich symbolic monuments reflected in large school of realistic and naturalistic classicism preference lay. The authors were the Belgian Jules Lagae and Huicque D'Eugenio. Today is surrounded by bars and dancing waters run during the day.


[1] "Monuments and Art Works in the public area of \u200b\u200bthe City of Buenos Aires." Educational Papers collection. Authors: Carlos Maria Toto, Leticia Maronese and Carlos A. Estevez. Buenos Aires, 2007.


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