We have more bridges than one / Vi har mer enn en bro

I live in a municipality consisting entirely of islands of various shapes and sizes. All communications have to cross water in some way. In the old days it meant boats. Today it means bridges. I have shown you the largest one ("Sotrabroen") linking us to the city of Bergen (itself on a peninsula) a number of times. Today I'll show a small one - one of the common bridges that may represent the literally hundreds of small bridges that exist in Norway.

This one connects the island "Lille-Sotra" (on which I live) with the even smaller island "Bildøy". Across it runs the Norwegian classified road 555 which then crosses more bridges before it ends up in one of the neighbouring municipalities further out.

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Jeg bor i en kommune som består utelukkende av øyer. Alle forbindelser må på et eller annet vis kysse vann. I gamle dager betydde det båter. Idag betyr det broer. Jeg har mange ganger vist den største og viktigste (Sotrabroen) som forbinder oss med Bergenshalvøyen. Idag viser jeg en av de mange andre små broene. Den kan representere de mange hundre små broene som finnes i Norge.

Denne broen forbinder Lille Sotra (der jeg bor) med Bildøy. Over broen går riksvei 555 videre over andre broer og ender opp i nabokommunen Sund.

The bridge itself may not be of much architectural merit, but in a landscape like this even concrete may fit in shortly before sunset in November.

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Selve broen er kanskje ikke av stor arkitektonisk verdi, men i dette landskapet blir selv betong vakkert en novemberdag før solnedgang.

And boats are still being used.

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Og båtene brukes fremdeles.


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Broer som binder - Bridges Between

The Norwegian railway system comprises 4,087 km of standard gauge (1,435 mm) track of which 2,622 km is electrified and 219 km double track. There are 696 tunnels and 2760 bridges.

The first railway in Norway was Hovedbanen between Oslo and Eidsvoll and opened in 1854. The main purpose of the railway was to freight lumber from Mjøsa to the capital, but also passenger traffic was offered. In the period between the 1860s and the 1880s Norway saw a boom of smaller railways being built, including isolated railways in Central and Western Norway. The predominant gauge at the time was narrow gauge (1067 mm), but some lines were built in standard gauge (1435 mm). The height of the era came in 1877 when Rørosbanen connected Central Norway to the capital. In 1883 the entire main railway network was taken over by NSB, though a number of industrial railways and branch lines continued to be operated by private companies.

Three urban railways, in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, were started as horsecar systems between 1875 and 1893. They were all electrified around the turn of the century.

The second construction boom of the main railway arose in the 1910s and included the Bergensbane across Finse to Bergen, connecting Eastern and Western Norway. Also a number of other larger projects were built through the 1920s, including a second line, Dovrebanen, to Trondheim. This period also saw the first electrified railways and a steady conversion from narrow gauge to standard gauge. Norway chose to electrify their network at 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC.

During World War II there was a massive construction by the German Forces as part of creating Festung Norwegen, including large sections of Nordlandsbanen and the completion of Sørlandsbanen. After the war the main effort was to complete Nordlandsbanen (that reached Bodø in 1962) and completing the decision to electrify 50% of the network, a task not completed until 1970. This allowed the retirement of the steam locomotive, being replaced with electric engines like the El 11 and El 13 or the diesel powered Di 3. In 1966 Norway's only rapid transit, Oslo T-bane was opened, but in the same decade the Bergen tramway was closed. In the 1970s and 80s a lot of branch lines were also abandoned.

In 1980 the massive project of connecting the eastern and western railway networks around Oslo was completed with the opening of the Oslo Tunnel and Oslo Central Station. In 1996 NSB was split in the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate, Jernbaneverket and operating company NSB BA. Since the companies have been split into 10 separate companies and corporations. In 1998 the first new line in 36 years was opened when the high-speed railway Gardermobanen was opened to allow travel at 210 km/h between Oslo, Oslo Airport and Eidsvoll. The 1990s also saw the massive introduction of multiple units on passenger trains. In the 2000s the freight segment was deregulated and a number of freight companies have started competing with the NSB partial subsidiary CargoNet.

Source Wikipedia.

Broer som binder - Bridges Between concept came from RuneE. Say "G'day" to him.

Holmestrand

Today's flower - still around

A rose bud - still to be found in November. If you look closely.

PS The Today's flowers meme is hosted by LUIZ SANTILLI JR. . Please visit and enjoy.

Craptaculocity

I'm going to be playing catch up with a couple of posts before I'm gone for holiday vacation. I'll be gone and without computer access for much of my trip from the 10-23 December & again from the 27 December - 4 January. So I'll not be posting for much of the Christmas season. I will however be posting a couple more entries with hopefully a brief list to inform you of a several places to check out during the season.

I've been busy 'building' and one of the things I'm still not satisfied with (hence the entry title), but willing to share is a Greek inspired abode. It's still a work in progress, but since it's empty a great studio to take pictures uninterrupted in. So, I won't be sharing the location of the shots, but lots of information about the clothes. And hopefully a couple of these places will be things you haven't seen before. ^.^

First up is an outfit that Leila passed to me with a brief note about Sin & Secrets holiday gift plans for all of you! This is the first in a series of gifts she'll be placing out. So you will want to stop by her store every couple of days. Here's part of the note she passed to me along with the outfit:

I am writing to let you know that we will be having a series of presents for xmas. This is the first one, I'll put it under the tree tonight!

But the presents stay there only for two days and they are changed every other day. They include Skins, catsuits, and other stuff dresses I will be making. So be sure to grab them while it is there...

($0 - items will change - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nemnem/153/193/31 **check S&S blog here for previews of the outfits while I'm on vacation.)



I've shown the Sin & Secret outfit with the new wearable demo hair that is available in most of the House of Heart hairs now. As the new tipped hairs are added for purchase to each style so is a this texture variation which is completely free & wearable! While in the HoH mall I spied a couple of bags in the Blacklace & Alphamale branch location & on the stage there are 2 bags each priced at $1! Both bags contain underthings, but one bag contains 3 skins & shape in addition to the lovely lingerie. ($0/hair & $1/skins - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Escape/126/67/24)



TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR: Ok, so if you haven't done the murder mystery hunt at Urban Shopper haul your pixels there asap!!! You can pick up some great schwag whether you're a guy or girl! You'll be looking for different clues in the following participating stores :Designers: !mpossible , M&H, Pixel Dolls, Loser Designs, (nova), Belerophone, Lil's, DaneMarkz, Dani's, & SD Wears. There's more information at the shopping center and the group (The Urban Shopper's) is open if you need help. The blue hair came with one of the outfit shown from the prize hunt. The other style is a new release wearable demo from HoH. ($0 (touch) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dubya%20City/28/123/25)



ALSO TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR: There's a Thanksgiving's Day hunt ending today at the Oak Tree Shops. Most shops also have $1 and $0 items. So definetly keep your eyes open while doing the hunt! Information is at the landing point and you MUST WEAR THE BASKET to participate. ($0 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zebranky/10/129/22)



The jeans shown with the Oak Tree Shop loot are found in the library (Girl Next Door Jeans). The fireplace & screen are also part of the prize pack from the Oak Tree Shops!

With the upcoming season I know we can all use a little help around the house! So if you're hiring wait staff for your parties you don't want to spend a bundle on their uniforms. (uhm, yeah) So send them over to Wakame's Bar where there are 3 uniforms up for grabs and completely free. Also a small area next to the bar with some $1 & $0 items. ($0 - bartender, receptionist, sommelir uniforms - http://slurl.com/secondlife/misaki/88/71/21)

Kodak Zi6 HD Camera Test

Kodak Zi6 Test from Carl Weston on Vimeo.

from graffnews.com

Preto Fosco - DVDRip Brazil 2008

Pixacao video 2008 - DVDRip 700mb, 292ers release
Download (Torrent-Grafftorrents.com)


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PIXAÇÃO - PIXO - Trailer - Out 2009

+ INFO
found on hyb

Grafilthy Videos

Kiz - Berlin Subway


Kolgaito del Puerto "Mama quiero ser trenero"

Gracias a esedeese yoyoyooo por mandar el video
un saludo pal Lince

FINNISH VANDAL SQUAD BEATING DOWN A WRITER

found on Revok Blog

Have you met Miss Bo...

A brief musical interlude with Miss Bo and I... (original music courtesy of Richard Rodgers, original lyrics, not the ones below, courtesy of Lorentz Hart). Please play the audio clip, it jollies up this post no end...

Villa Beau Bo/Palais du Bo/Casa Bo/Peep Palace
A home by any other name

Have you met Miss Bo?

Have you met Miss Bo? Someone said as we shook hands,
She was just Miss Bo to me.
And then I said, Miss Bo, I'm a girl who understands,
You're a fowl who must be free.
And all at once, she peeped, and all at once she meeped,
And all at once I felt I knew Miss Bo intimately.
And now I've met Miss Bo, and we'll keep on meeting till she flies,
Miss Bo and I.



Have you met Miss Bo? Someone said as we shared worms.
By then Miss Bo and I were family.
And then I said, Miss Bo, you're a girl without concerns,
you know one day you'll be free.
All at once Miss Bo pecked my hand, and all at once Miss Bo took the stand,
And all at once I realised Miss Bo owned me.
And now we know how things between us stand,
Miss Bo and I.

"What," asked Granny Were, nudging me with her beak in a way best described as indelicate, "are you feeding this chick? Huh?"
"Mixed grains, seed, crushed peanuts and the odd crushed and shelled snail," I replied, quivering under her beady gaze.
"What? No worms, no bugs, no beetles, no grubs?"
I shook my head and chewed my lip.
"Shame on you!" squawked Granny, clipping me roundly about the ear. "Get yourself out there and start looking for bugs and beetles this minute!"

Since that conversation, D and I have spent and inordinate amount of time grubbing in the compost heap, cultivating mealworms and darkling beetles, and hunting down slugs. And Miss Bo has proved to be a right piggy. As soon as she sees one of us appear with the jar, she's over like a shot and the poor unoffensive beetle is wolfed down before you can say mopani worm! You'll get the idea from the pictures below...

Grubbing in the compost

Ooh bugs!

Wait, Bo, I'll give them to you.

Don't worry, I'll take them right out of the jar! Darkling beetles, yum-yum!

A bird on the shoulder is worth two in the, er...

An evening cuddle, Miss Bo and I.

Drammen riverside

Madridles en NYC

some writers from Madrid on the NY Subway

found on HYB

The sun is fighting the snow in Sky Watch

The winter is approaching and with that comes the snow, but the sun doesn't give in without a fight.

PS Please visit Sky Watch Friday's own site for more.

Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 - Songs From The Recently Deceased

FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS FROM PLANET 13
#Landis, North Carolina -USA#

Genre: Horrorpunk



Band Members : Wednesday 13, Abby Normal, Sicko Zero, R.S. Saidso, Seaweed, Sicko, Syd, It, Icky, Scabs

[Myspace] | [Homepage]

Album: Songs From The Recently Deceased
Year: 2000
Quality: mp3 - 192kbps
Covers: No
Tracklist:
01 Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
02 Hooray for Horrorwood
03 Creature from the Black Lagoon
04 Oogie Boogie Baby Baby
05 Manster Monster 13 Oh Yeah
06 The Rocketship Oddity 13
07 Bride of Frankenstein
08 The Witch Is Dead
09 Back in Blacula
10 The Last Halloween-The Story of T
11 I Was a Teenage Ghoul Scout
12 Welcome to the Strange
13 They Only Wanna Eat Your Brain
14 Plan 9 from Outa Space
15 Neon Black
16 La la for Lon Chaney, Jr.
17 I Love to Say Fuck
18 I Love to Say FucK [Evil Dead-Ited Radio Mix]

Throughout the years the band's line-up constantly revolved and after the release of their fourth studio album, Viva Las Violence, singer Wednesday 13 (At the time the sole remaining original member) folded the group to participate in The Murderdolls.

The Murderdolls would use many Frankenstein Drag Queens songs on the their album; Beyond The Valley of the Murderdolls.

After The Murderdolls went on hiatus, Wednesday 13 put out a new song called "Your Mother Sucks Cocks In Hell" on a compilation album for Metal Sludge. He would then release a greatest hits album under the name "Wednesday 13's Frankenstein Drag Queens", featuring a few new songs. The frontman then decided to put the band to rest and began to record under the Wednesday 13 name.

Shortly after this, 13 and his former band mates in The Graveyard Boulevard patched up old feuds and decided to bring the Frankenstein Drag Queens back, as a part time project. They official reunited on stage in Greensboro, NC. on August 20th 2005. The line-up featured Wednesday 13, Abby Normal and Sicko Zero.

A 10th anniversary box-set, which has been titled "Little Box Of Horrors", was released on the 9th of May(US) and the 29th of May(Europe). The box-set features almost every song the band has ever recorded, with alternate versions of many songs, a DVD which features footage from a 1998 concert, and special artwork. The US and Europe versions of the box-set vary greatly, however. The Europe version will feature different artwork, will be limited to 2666 copies, and will come with a keychain, poster, and exclusive Frankenstein Drag Queens 26-page booklet.

La ley estipula que puedes hacer una copia de seguridad de tus discos originales por lo tanto si no dispones de ese original deberas borrar el archivo despues de 24 horas, no nos hacemos responsables de la mala utilizacion de dichos archivos. No apoyamos la pirateria, no pretendemos perjudicar a nadie con lo aqui expuesto,nos gusta la musica, por eso te pido que apoyes a tus bandas favoritas, compra sus discos, asiste a sus conciertos, participa ...
The law stipulates that you can make a backup of your original abums so if you do not have that you should delete the original file after 24 hours, we are not responsible for the misuse of those files. We do not support piracy, we do not intend to harm anyone exposed to it here, we like the music, that's why I ask you to support your favorite bands, buy their CDs, attend their concerts, participates ...

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Sky watch - Drammen

Sunrise/sunset shots captured this week.

Sunrise - Panorama

Sunset


For more Sky Watch photos, visit the Sky watch site - Sky watch was Dots idea, now hosted by Sandy, Wren, Klaus, Fishing Guy and Ivar.

Baby Horror - Ritual

BABY HORROR #Madrid, -Spain#

Genre: Horrorpop /Psychobilly/Punkabilly

Band Members : Annie Baby Pin Up: Bateria y voz, J.Horror: Guitarra y voz, Carlos Lopez: Slap Bass y coros
Influences : Punk-pop, Psychobilly, R´n´R
Sounds Like : Buddy Holly, Desechables, Pegamoides, Cramps, Misfits, The Quakes, Paralisis Permanente, Ramones, the Clash, Tiger Army. Zombina And The Skeletones

[Myspace] | [Web] | [Fotolog] | [Myspace Annie] | [Myspace J.Horror]

Album: Ritual
Year: 2008
Quality: mp3 - 256kbps
Covers: No
Tracklist:
01.Planeta prohibido
02.La tierra temblo
03.Mi hijo es un vampiro
04.Luna llena
05.Quiero mas
06.Almas perdidas
07.Reencarnacion (this is @ 160kbps.. sorry )
08.Mi sueño
09.Quiero estar muerta
10.Tu oportunidad
11.Las vampiras de la noche amamos el rock'n'roll

In 1996, Annie and Baby J. Horror decided to create a new band. We started in the punk-hardcore about 91 year and reached a moment where we were no longer identified with the sound and spirit of the group.
Baby Horror born at that time, a project in which we decided to mix everything that we had always liked the aesthetics of cinema dark horror of the 50 ¨ s and the filmography of John Waters' trash mixed with the image of the classic pin ups, they were the foundation of our ideal image.
In terms of our musical icons have always been the Cramps who along with Misfits and Ramones have been our source of inspiration as well as national gangs Paralisis Permanente, Desechables and Alaska y los Pegamoides.

La ley estipula que puedes hacer una copia de seguridad de tus discos originales por lo tanto si no dispones de ese original deberas borrar el archivo despues de 24 horas, no nos hacemos responsables de la mala utilizacion de dichos archivos. No apoyamos la pirateria, no pretendemos perjudicar a nadie con lo aqui expuesto,nos gusta la musica, por eso te pido que apoyes a tus bandas favoritas, compra sus discos, asiste a sus conciertos, participa ...
The law stipulates that you can make a backup of your original abums so if you do not have that you should delete the original file after 24 hours, we are not responsible for the misuse of those files. We do not support piracy, we do not intend to harm anyone exposed to it here, we like the music, that's why I ask you to support your favorite bands, buy their CDs, attend their concerts, participates ...

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File Size: 48MB