Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head rentals is an island off the coast of South Carolina and home to the town of Hilton Head. Hilton Head Island is located about 90 miles south of Charleston and 20 miles north of Savannah and enjoys miles of great Atlantic Coast beachfront and tourism throughout most of the year. Hilton Head vacations are particularly popular during the summer, when tourists flock to the island for summer Hilton Head rentals and beach front activities. The area is also well known for the many excellent golf courses found on the island and is host to the Verizon Heritage Classic Tournament each year which draws some of the biggest names in golf.

Hilton Head Island Rentals is not only the site of much tourism, but is also one of the few places in the southern United States where southern culture has been well preserved. Spared from the destruction of the Civil War and serving as a refuge for slaves during the 19th century, Hilton Head Island has developed as one of the great cultural spots for vacations in the south. Some great historical museums and festivals, including the Gullah Celebration to commemorate the African Gullah culture that has survived on the island, continue to make Hilton Head vacations popular for locals and visitors alike.

For travelers who want to find Hilton Head vacation rentals for their Hilton Head vacation it will still be necessary to make your accommodation reservations well in advance. Hilton Head rentals can include large beach houses which can sleep up to 12 people, or smaller condos and cabins for a couple or small family. Expect to pay between $300 (for a smaller cabin) and $1200 (for a larger cabin) per night for Hilton Head rentals. Less expensive options can be found by staying at some of the smaller hotels on the island.

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Nicaragua Hotel

Vacation to Nicaragua is really fun, so much uniqueness and exotic at middle america country. ancient buildings with spain touch, colourful handicraft, food, indian special the society physical with `temple-temple` that amaze. Managua is capital nicaragua reminding us in regency city in Indonesia.

Don’t worrying about Inn if you vacation to there, available many Hotels in Nicaragua, one of the famous hotels is La Posada Azul Hotel is located in Nicaragua. And its situated near by the beach and its perfect for you summer get away. This resort is just 40 minutes away from the border of Costa Rica. With all its peaceful ambiance you can watch and enjoy your vacation in private.

Nicaragua Hotel is one of a kind experience to settle in one of the pacific ocean beaches. With its full access to their amenities your stay will be a home like experience. The scenic view is very serene and the amount of food they serve is truly satisfying. Its located in San Juan Del Sur in Nicaragua and its on the middle of the downtown with its all wood structure makes it more a pleasant way to stay.

Many peoples review on Trip Advisor are guaranteed real. Customers rate them as a good hotel and resort and has a perfect customer service. They said that its the best in San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua Hotels around the area. People are like "will definitely be back again". Nicaragua Hotels has lots to offer but be sure to attend to peoples choice and preference because they themselves experienced what to be like at La Posada Azul

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Natural Lighting I

In world Architectural. Especially The Natural Lighting such as Ceiling Fans, Forecast lighting, and Under Cabinet lighting, necessary get attention peculiarly

Ceiling Fans

For home ceiling fans height ranges from 2, 80 m up to 3, 80 m. here's ideal height. and if we take the midst approximately 3, 5 meters, that follow me balmiest.there are some wrong perception often happen. many people says excelsior ceiling fans so more colder or fluent the air circulation.
this matter not right. because that make fluent or not it air circulation not height ceiling fans. because the cool room depends on from circulation pattern that form "cross ventilation". there park in front and behind with leftly and right building. every existing room has access to open-air aperture.
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Special Holiday For Sweet Heart ( Part II )

American museum of natural history, New York
new york rich various erudition institution that can you visit. one of them american museum of natural history. this museum at most be visited because here your child can watch closely various ancient fossil and stones meteor. besides there also cooper-hewitt national design museum, american folk art museum, and lower east eunuch tenement museum. besides amuse, be guaranteed your child knowledgeableer sepulang from here. to stay, you can charter room at public square recently be opened to return, with us$1150. complete information, click www.theplaza.Com

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

enjoy batural beauty at one of [the] this america bational park! you can choose kind activity that provided to like berkano at snake river, climb at elbow lake, and watch closely big deer with existing small antelope. lost creek ranch offered horse tenancy and program climbs for age child 6 year to on. meanwhile, parents can coddle self with treatment spa or activity fishes fish. cabin with capacity 3 person can you lease in the amount us$6450. furthermore information, click www. nps. gov/grte and www.lostcreek.com

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Special Holiday For SweetHeart ( Part I )

moment go on vacation with family certain fun and will be unforgettable when you are clever will choose where you will bring your sweetheart. next there are some place that must be visited, follow forbes, especially when do you also want so that erudition and your family intimacy increases. let us correct reading with.

Portaventura, Salou, Spain

your sweetheart is missing Disneyland when are you business at spain? invite them to this place! park will play porkaventura will console the little with various game vehicle will like water park, tropical bird studio, and various toy interestings another. ticket enter it for your children begins us$52 (rp472 thousands). 25 miles from this place, found resort brother passamaner, prepare tool fishes, cycle, climb, and golf. for you that has underage child also available child guard facilities. the luxurious room melabeli price us$425. information wholy, click portaventura.co.uk

Eco family Adventura, Costa Rica
you and sweetheart can venture on with here. eco family adventura offered 7 trip days for family that has aged child 5 year to on. activity that provided to begin from cross forest, wade bridge at monteverde cloud forest up to plant tree as nature preservation contribution form. price that to per person as big as us$2190 (rp19,8 millions). information as complete as it, click ecofamilyadventures.Com


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Extremadura, Spain Unique Nature Asylum

Autonomy region extremadura located in between spain front limit with portugal, at westside capital madrid. this region is place stops in for millions bird of passage and now also be area survives latest for many animal threatened extinction.

Trip acrosses southland extremadura like trip with toy train, where seen pasturage quantity green stretches to across hill with oak collection that old aged. absolut majority area extremadura coverred by nature with scenery like that, known in language spanyol- that is dehesa.

In the dense oak trees shadow barbarity many livestock animals. like kind pig iberia spend their time with sniffeds their nose to oak root look for cereals.
exotic birds like hoopoe scenery usually at extremadura but to can see bird the great bustard you necessary a luck, this is because this bird is very timid.
kind bird bustard can grow to be as high as approximately one meter and can has heavy body until 18 kilogram so that this birds be one of the bird kind alive at soil that has heavy heaviest.

Extremadura this time is bing one of the wildlife reserve importantest at european continent. many mammals animals on the ground the alive depend on old oak trees population exist in there. most of extremadura really be industrial region but local government decides to establish nature asylum on soil for the width of 18 thousands hectare the name is park monfrague.
insides park visitors can be brought by guide berkendara aim castillo de monfrague (palace monfrague) situated on reef as high as 500 meters that surrounded by birds vultures (of a kind eagle).

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Orchard Learning and Resource Centre

The Orchard Learning and Resource Centre at Selly Oak contains a large library facility, with associated administrative offices and secure rooms for book storage, built in 1995 using a design and build contract, with contractor Tilbury Douglas.
The brief for the environmental design was written by Arups, who were responsible for the structural and environmental design, also thermal analysis, and after discussions with the architect, for the daylighting strategy and

Window design.The strategy adopted resulted in a passive solar building with natural ventilation, with the elimination of an overall air-conditioning system, with the exception of certain critical areas. The daylighting strategy was designed to reduce the use of energy as far as possible.
The form of the building seen in the accompanying plans consists of three interlinked modules, with a linear skylight running the full length of the building, giving daylight through to the ground floor by what might be described as an atrium. The building is on an east/west axis. The critical south elevation is mastered by an existing row of deciduous trees, which provide desirable solar shading during the summer months, whilst allowing maximum sunlight through in the winter.

The library open plan areas are naturally ventilated and receive daylight both from the side windows and the central atrium. The projecting bays at first floor level provide very attractive study areas on the north side of the building. What is most important is that there is an overall environment of daylight during
the day, giving the building its special quality.

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Cyrtomium fortunei

Epithet is after Scottish plant collector Robert Fortune 1813–1880), who was responsible for spreading tea cultivation from China to India and Sri Lanka.
Evergreen, 21⁄2 ft. (75 cm). Zones 5 to 10.Apogamous.

DESCRIPTION: The rhizome is erect. Short, 4-in. (10-cm)greenish stipes are barely visible under clouds of large tan scales. Fronds on the species are upright with lanceolate, oncepinnate,lightly luminous green blades. Twelve to twenty-five pairs of pinnae with a matching terminal pinna are oblong,and sometimes auricled. Pinna tips curve in a graceful upward sweep towards the frond’s apex.Veins are netted, and sori with peltate indusia are in a series of rows parallel to the pinnae midrib.
RANGE AND HABITAT: This is a fern of Korea, China,Vietnam,and Thailand and is specially common in Japan where it grows from city walls to mountainous forest floors. Like Cyrtomium falcatum is has escaped in a disjunct assortment of habitats from Oregon and South Carolina in the United States to Italy.

CULTURE AND COMMENTS: This is the Cyrtomium for climates with cold winters such as in Zone 5 or 6. It successfully survives rigorous temperature extremes from Salt Lake City to southern Massachusetts.While lime tolerant it does not depend on supplements for good health. Normal woodland compost and light to deep shade will maintain its dependable display of soft green circles of fronds.
Var. clivicola from Japan and China has fewer (10 to 15)but larger pairs of pinnae. The pinnae are auricled andbroader than the 1⁄2 in. (13 mm) typical pinnae width of the species. This variety prefers deep shade, has no sheen, and tends to be a pale yellowish green. It is visually similar to var.Intermedium; however the latter has indusia with a central brown spot compared to uniformly grayish white indusia on
this variety. Var. intermedium, a Japanese endemic, presents a low rosette
of striking, lime-green pinnae with prominent veins and blackish midribs. Six to ten pairs of 1-in. (2.5-cm) wide, broad-based pinnae are slightly auricled. Site it in the dark depths of the woodlands where it is guaranteed to attract attention and admiration as a relaxing visual for the gardener. Both varieties come true from spores.

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Opportunity

Doesn't you know that with our internet can get free job, the way is we are must has a blog, with blog we shall get income,sufficient with will write and write.
May be for many people not believe it, that we are can be seek money allowed via internet, payment that we get is Dollar (US), if convertion to rupiah about 9300 rupiah, for one this program, we are will pay as $ 15, wage not too bad for eat every day, and more
Did you know, what that program ? this program is name Payperpost. Review program that I Recommended for you, because this program very simple but flexible, and guarantee will pay to you.
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You will get payment from your nice blog, the way is very simple, you must register for follow it this program, for register not followed money alias Free and gratis, almost many people will be like if listen with name free or gratis.
Next step, you are followed any instruction after process Registration finish, you only input that banner into your blog or website, wait for 30 days, if any member registered from link your blog, we are get pay $15
Necessary i remind again that this all free, so to wait what else,begin from now, don't until lag. Click Banner this below,

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Ancient Trowulan Site, Tour Object More

Ancient site many widespread at region Trowulan, Mojokerto. such as found temple bajang queen, mouse temple, temple Brahu, temple Kedaton, gate Wringin Lawang, pool Segaran, verandah of ancient palace Mojopahit (petilasan Gajah Mada), museum Trowulan, daughter cemetery Cempa, cemetery Troloyo (cemetery Syeikh Jumadil Qubro, grandfather Wali Songo) and still more.

Ancient site location is survival kingdom of majapahit at trowulan distance around 12 km frommojokerto city or 70 kilometer from surabaya up at south-west Jatim. go to that location can be goed with rise bus from surabaya up to terminal mojokerto or direct go down at trowulan. then from terminal mojokerto rise city transport to trowulan, afterwards can rise motorcycle used for public transport go to several temples distance around 2-3 kilometer that.

Majority sites at trowulan restorated to watch over the beauty. like temple bajang queen restorated ancient survival preservation couch (bp-3) east java begins year 1989 up to year 1992. after restorated temple located in hamlet kraton, Village temon, district Trowulan, Mojokerto that is the visitor begins crowded, especially on Saturday and Sunday or school Holiday.
Tourist that pay a visit many come from amount of region at jatim and jateng. also a lot come to pay a visit foreign tourist. they come from dutch, australian, japanese and as it.

Per month recorded 1.400-1.500 one who pay a visit in days usually, while saturday, week and school holiday achieves 4.000-5.000 person in per month. so, every average the day 50-an person in days usually and average 170-an person on holiday and school Holiday.

See all those uniqueness, choice toureds to fossil site Majapahit this very correct because what got not merely holiday, but also can see big history from a kingdom that is inspiration for the importance of" coalitions" from all complex of Indonesia.

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Habita Hotel

The habita hotel, part of a new generation of establishment in which the priority contemporerary design. Leaves all convention behind, this is reflected not only in the operation, service and technical sophistication, but in the design and construction as well.

The challenge of transforming this old 1960 apartment building and retain, at least partially, its structure and incorporate new aloments, was due to legal issues revolving around renovations versus new constructions.

The building was adapated to the various characteristic of the urban surroundings as well as to the necessties of the hotel. So the glass faqade, which creates a new, weighties image of the building that changes according to the intensity of the light is also a protective element like a barrier that blocks out the intense noise and congestion of the central part of the city in the interior hotel were out in the structure in order to widen the elevator and other vertical ahats, finally after careful planning, 36 rooms were accommodated where there had once been three apartments per floor.This planning resulted in an architectural structure that masterfully combines lights and shadows, angular and imagular perspective with diverse materials such as stainless steel, glass, Canadian maple, and blue Mexican agave

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Ijen Crater, Aquamarine Have Water Exotic Crater

Crater tour area ijen located in middle area crater nature preserve ijen that enter in regency area Bondowoso, district Klobang and regency Banyuwangi, slippery district. this crater is shaped green coloured lake tosca berda at height 2.368 meter above sea level. that crater is walled kaldera as high as 300-500m. lake ijen has acidity degree zero, has depth 200 meters. the acidity enough strong to dissolve clothes and human finger.

This crater has vast around 5.466 hectare. that crater water is enough calm and rather blue green coloured. scenery there seen so amaze at morning. crater water the volume around 200 million meter cubic hotly achieve 200 degrees celcius that send out light golden green shiny moment sun light rushes from return mount Merapi, mount twin brother ijen.

Tour trip to crater Ijen, start from paltuding that be a Office of Forest at hillside merapi-ijen. from here found soil road rises to height 2.400m with time goes 2 clocks with walk to relax. arrive at crater lip, scenery will amaze soon saji before very eyes. a green lake with diameter around 1 km covered mist and sulphur smoke presents far under. from here visitor can see sulphur mineworkers that reside in near lake. to aim to lake, visitor must descend ledge stoney kaldera pass footpath also usually be passed by mineworkers. wet handkerchief here very is need, because oftentimes wind direction blews to bring smoke aims to depreciation stripe.

Found also be principal uniqueness from crater tour ijen besides of course panorama beauty exist in there.

Besides aim lake surface, visitor can also surround kaldera that consume time approximately all day long full. ascent to crater ijen usually suggested begun in morning. by security reason, ascent to crater ijen from paltuding closed as free as blow 14: 00, because the thick smoke and wind direction possibility that aim to ascent stripe. to chase trip at morning, suggested visitor stays at city closest that is Bondowoso or Situbondo.

If like estate atmosphere, place that leave an impression to spend the night guest house coffee estate ptp archipelago xii at kalisat, jampit. this estate is passed by when aim area ijen pass route bondowoso. available also package dish agro tour visits coffee garden and see coffee seed processing unit. . besides also found also tour hovel at paltuding enough clean, or can open tent under the sun camp paltuding

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Pekan Raya Jakarta (PRJ), Jakarta Fair

Every June month, always there activity interestings that conducted in order to Greet City Anniversary Jakarta by accident together with school holiday that is Fair Jakarta.

Fair Jakarta or also known with Jakarta Fair first time conducted at area monas in 5 junes up to 20 julies 1968. idea prj first time organiozed by Ali Sadikin Governor. a foundation by the name of exhibition administrator foundation and fair jakarta formed as manager body PRJ as according to perda number 8 year 1968.

Since 1991, PRJ moved from area monas that has areal seven hectare to area kemayoran with areal for the width of 44 hectare with private administrator that is PT. Jakarta International Expo.

Different from previous years exertion, in PRJ 2007 that conducted in order to greet city anniversary jakarta in 22 Junes 2007 this enlivened with rainbow park kids and family park. besides there also air ballon attraction that can to fly up to 10 meters from soil surface, also there sun institute.
Ajungan Sun Institute organized by expert indonesia physics johannes sun and be spreaded out amount of race related to science and can be followed by that visitor to arena.

Fair administrator jakarta this also introduce intelligent card use plan (smart card) for exhibition visitor. bew card use is worn for that be one of [the] correction efforts to complete exertion jakarta fair 2007 ke-40.

Smart Card this is full 32 points to 32 times steps into jakarta fair 2007. each time entrant enters, so automatically point will decrease. not only with fasilty sophisticated card, visitor even also coddled with ease transporasi to aim fair arena jakarta.

Member that want to aim prj can use bus trans jakarta pass bational monument stopping place at independent west then pass by stopping place Gambir, liberty, Juanda then across eagle road, Benyamin Sueb and end at stopping place gambir expo.

Temporary to from direction on the contrary found bus route from stopping place gambir expo aim road benyamin sueb, eagle road, bungur, mount sahari, mind utomo, bullock field, liberty, road majapahit, stopping place monas independent west and end at independent south.

Visitor total jakarta fair 2007 that conducted also in order to hut dki jakarta ke-480 this estimated to achieve 3 million person, rise from year 2006 as much as 2,5 million person.

With exhibition entrant as much as 1.615 company in prj 2006, transaction value achieves rp550 milliard, consist of 72% automotive/car transaction and motorcycle, followed 10,6% food product transaction and drink, 5,1% furniture product, 3,6% electronic product and computer, with 2,2% product textil and garmen.

In 2007 supposed entrant totals achieves 2.195 entrant or rise 35% membanding year previous.
not lag, as previous years, PRJ even also be enlivened with appearance amount of famous artist among others Iwan Fals, everlasting image flower, Inul Daratista, Ira swara, peach goddess, Anissa bahar, tiger trio, TUKUL ARWANA and another.

Unfortunately from year to year ticket price enters then increase, when year previous ticket price revolve Rp.10.000 for day usually and Rp.15.000 to weekend, PRJ 2007 ticket price Rp.15.000 for day usually and Rp.20.000 to weekend.

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AROUND AMERICA

SAN-FRANCISCO

San Francisco City is known As Gulf City and Misty City, This City located in Side North of California and be the second city compact citizen at America. The tour Objects Famous is San Francisco Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge , Alcatraz Island , Cable Cars, Transamerica Pyramid, Coit Tower dan Chinatown .

Downtown San Francisco is also “Heaven Of Expense” always crowded visited by tourist with Union Square at located in middle City. Complete with store and exclusive the Boutique. Five Star Hotels many found in Hill Nob presents beautiful panorama from gulf san francisco.Intermediate hotels also found at region downtown this. for that want to stay overnight in san francisco many found hotels at the price of cheap

MIAMI

Miami Harbor, Included one of the harbor crouwdest in Amierica Serikat, every year average more than 3,6 million ship passenger and more than 3 million freight container in and out from harbor. Between ship passenger in that mean is cruiser tourism that capacity 2.000 person, or little ship a kind Island Lady.

Although harbor area goods or cargo direct connected with waters tour, activity ships that different capacity not impinge. There are special stripe for goods ship and there also stripe self for tour ship. Not less important , crowded activity not gives dirty impression, water surface apperar clear, not smell, and not found kinds rubbish, Cheap hotel with complete facilities also found there.

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles also known in the world as that entertainment. Place famousest at Los Angeles is Hollywood. In Hollywood found Universal Studio, Mann Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, And Hollywood hill and where found hollywood article big.

Disneyland located in half south east los angeles, precisely at city anaheim orange county.

Santa monica, city area at westside famous with 3rd street promenade that is a special road for pedestrian crowded with store, restauran and beautiful beachs
Los Angeles or California part south as a whole famous by way of free obstacle freeway wide and reach out for many regions, and for you that want to stay overnight available many cheap hotels here.

NEW YORK

New York city (officially named city of new york) biggest city at united america and one of [the] city importantest at world at finance-related world and communication. the citizen total exceeds 8 million soul in area for the width of 800 km², and big immigrant population from 180 countries.

This city is known as" The Big Apple", "City Never Sleep" , or " World City Mother" New York city famous with the culture, variety, fast the alive style, kosmopolitanisme, and chance the economy. this city is known because has bottommost crime level between cities at united america. for you that want to go on vacation within long, you are unnecessary worries about inn , here there are a lot of cheap hotels but with satisfied service.

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Spock.Com Is The Best For People Search

When I am Still Child, I like watch serial Television From America, such as Knight Rider, Macgyver and Airwolf, I am Never let pass to watch this Film, Knight Rider With The Super Car, Air Wolf with the Super Copter, and Macgyver with the smart mind. I am like All, Actor and the way story of this film. Until Now I am Still like this film although Roll Repeat Again.

At that time I think for search Actor’s Profiles and images. I decided to search their profiles in google and the images in google image search. I think I should find different source. And with some reason, I tried spock.com. the people search newest.

I try typed this keywords: “Knigh Rider” and found this image and profile,
Obvious real name this actor is David Hasselhoff and he is also actor Baywatch Series Film.

And then I typed this keywords: “Airwolf” and found this image:
The result is great. The first place is Jan Michael Vincent as Main Actor Of Airwolf Film, The result is accurate. I love this one

Then My last Type Keyword ”Macgyver” and found this image,
The result is good, So for Every one that want looking for people I am Recommended You using Spock.com, Because I am already evidence. Spock is a free people and information search engine that is similar to Google and Wikipedia in that it takes information on people from all across the Web and organizes it in an easy to search format. People can be searched by name, e-mail or by "tag" - information (e.g. lawyer, web developer, blind, curly hair, etc). These tags can be created by the user themselves, or by other Spock members. Opinions are voiced about a person by voting on a tag or picture. Within a search result are links to a person's other locations on the web (e.g. MySpace, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, blog, etc). and I think Spock is The Best for People Search.Believe it.

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The Tour Swim In Ice At Russia Can Heal Influenza

You ever shadow to submerge hand during 10 minutes in ice water? sure that conceived ill taste likes to jabed thousands needle. but, that thing make not much difference at russia. most of they are even swim in ice mudhole moment snow season arrives. several between they are that do that 'strange activity' can you see in along river moskow moment freeze.

They are usually make pools not too big as swimming pool. and their reason does that because be therapy tradisonal they, all at once toured.

First time that feeled, yes ill taste because cold that. then insensible. afterwards feel body likes on fire, eye serasa blind and can not listen anything.

Doctors really remind that swim in ice water very dangerous, because only 2-4 degree celcius, and can causes death in 30 minutes. but, although so, swim in ice, popular, even china. this be part from russia myth. class orthodox decide day 'epiphany, that is celebration day for people kristinani, fall every date 6 januaries, celebrated with bathe in ice.

Grebyonkin, russia winter swimming federation president says that there found between one up to two million this activity crazy russian, or usually they mention with the title morzhy. that belong member from 50 water holes at river moskow, pool, and canal.
And although they appear crazy, but this belong one of [the] method that logical.

Swimmer handal that can menenpuh long distance track, follow grebyokin, feel to feel cold incredible begin from blood from heart up to to another vital organs.

Then moment swimmer rises to Up, he says, " temperature insides breast rises up to achieve 40 degrees celcius. we only can breathe during 15-20 second, but that last for destroy virus and germ. "

Better again, shocked a while ago will release strains in brain and endophins, that is a kind of reaction natural usually called doctor likes sensation after orgasm.

Besides, follow morzhy, activity can cure alcohol dependence, diet that over do, repair sexual activity, even cure influenza disease

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Dreamland On Balinese

During this time balinese, coast tour most popular and rememberred domestic tourist also foreign countries of course still coast Kuta. The Name Kuta coast so internationalise so that when called balinese island not ever quit of this coast name. it is not strange if coast kuta the development fastest between other object tour at balinese.

Actually balinese island pretty, has a lot of potential coast as tour object, besides Sanur coast, Nusa Dua Island, coast Uluwatu, soil coast lot and coast lovina that known tourist although not yet as popular as kuta.

But what only this, pretty coasts exist in balinese? sure not. still many coasts other hasn't lose the pretty with coasts that known. one of between that begin popular among tourist that is Dreamland.

DREAMLAND locate at village of Pecatu, Badung regency, balinese. if goed from gwk up at uluwatu in after Jimbaran. around 20 minutes from uluwatu and 45 bortherly minutes coast kuta.

If you ever hear bingan or swords, Dreamland locate around there border on coast of Balangan. precisely, if want there live to step into road uluwatu onshore uluwatu. 3 km previous, be seen a big entrance without watchman, at half the right there big condominium they say he said property tommy soeharto. from there live continuously up at sea.

Beautiful the coast nature, not yet too disturbed, although there are some building semi-permanent. clean brown sandy location at narrow coast, correct be crag wall, really fit as dream beach to watch sun sinks or see tourist plays board as fluent as.

The water also still so clean, as clear as crystal. found white sandy hill that looks coast. the wave even also so appropriate to all lover surfing. among this dreamland made a kind of surfing spot new at balinese.

Sandy coral and place fantastic to sit in the sun. found several café and another facilities. found also food peddler and chair rental that can we wear. inn there even also still to belong to cheap.

If want rather luxurious available 'dreamland house in the country laid at within call with coast. with carry surplus, prepared 33 individual swimming pool to every complex villa-. the rate us$262-850 per fitting day is made for who reference that want to enjoy beauty dreamland with of course get hotel facilities luxury.

See the beauty and still so the beautiful dreamland, that place is fitting for aim is amusing you if is toureding to balinese. congratulation enjoy your fantasy coast!

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The Cangsa Museum,The Corpse Place 2150 Years Old

The Changsa museum was often known by the name of the Province Hunan Season.This museum was located in the road of Dongfeng Lu in the Changsa city, Province Hunan, China. The width area of the museum that was near this Patriot Revolusioner City Garden reached 50 thousand square metre widely the building around 20 thousand square metre. First began to be built during 1951 and began to be opened for the public in July 1974. This museum gathered results of the most interesting excavation that croaked the history thousands of years in the Hunan Province.

In this museum was gotten by 110 thousand collections, where 763 including being the legacy of the culture of one class.
However that became the centre of attention there was the existence a female human corpse was 2150 years old in the wet and intact condition that was preserved with high technology by the team of the expert China.This human corpse still intact as if living human kind that was despised in the clear box contained the preservative liquid.

The female human corpse named this Sinzui, had pale white skin, with the eyes was closed, the tongue jutted out and had black hair high the body reached 158 centimeter.
The human corpse was found during 1972 in the case of wood have a length of five metre, wide two half metre that was buried in the depth 20 metre from surface the land in the Muntui hilly region, Changsha.

Beside containing human corpse was kept also various things that were utilised in the period in the last 2100 years.All of them were kept by condition was still intact, in fact his colour did not fade.It was amazing, the team of the specialist who was assigned to rescue the discovery stated the bodies his condition was still intact and wet without broken although being buried some time

Human corpse and survival various of china formerly , now grow into one tour superior object at city changsha and visited around 800 thousands person every years

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The Holiday In The Style Of The Hollywood Star

fiji island

russell crowe, nicole kidman and former the husband tom cruise willing takes money around us$23,000 last night to charter wakaya, a island at archipelago fiji. but unnecessary worry for our finance condition really not as thick as they, we can charter a cottage at tropical island at the price of average around us$1800 a day or can also more. but if you really can to pay us$3500 last night, you future get service enough special, a cottage with three rooms ‘house in the clouds, ‘ complete with chef, laundry staff, on-call driver, fitness center, cliff-side pool and tennis courts. woww. . . conceive passionate it alive at island self!

four seasons resort, jimbaran, balinese

or unnecessary, we also can visit which is just island in Bali. yup, gods island, the heaven surfing sweet. mention whitney houston and the husband bobby brownian, cindy crawford with claudia schiffer ever spend holiday at four seasons resort, jimbaran, balinese..

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meanwhile former player james bond pierce brosnan and the wife keely shaye smith’s more like to spend holiday at bora bora, tahiti, their favorite holiday place is before they decide to buy a ‘heaven mini at archipelago hawaii. brosnan and also be holiday ‘heaven customer at goldeneye, oracabessa, jamaican that can to accommodate around 22 person at the price of around us$11,500 per evening

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The Red Fortress in The Delhi

The Red fortress was located in the Old Delhi territory, India.
The fortress that currently is located around the Netaji Subhash Marg road and Mahatma Gandhi Marg to be finished were built in 1648.
The beginning of the development of this very beautiful fortress was on the orders of Shah Jahan, the ruler of the Mughal dynasty of the seventh.

After the death of his wife who was named Mumtaz Mahal, of Shah Jahan that began to have the power in 1628, to move the centre of his government of Agra to Delhi.

He then built the new city, Shahjahanabad (currently Old Delhi), and established his new palace in the city that terlatak between Aravalli hills and the Yamuna River.
During 1638 Shah Jahan began to be constructive the Merah Fortress (Red Fort/Lal Qila), the complex that he make function as the fortress, the palace and the garden.

The name Red fortress because of the wall of his giant build the red sandstone that covered his eight sides.
The long wall from the end of Shahjanabad in a long manner all of them 2,5 kilometre and high varied between 16 metre and 33 metre.
In the fortress complex that in 1857 could be damaged by English troops and was restored in 1903 was gotten the palace building got dressed up various paintings and the glasses ornament, the pavilion, the place of religious duties, the wide street, the market, the wife's residence and the king's mistress and the garden.

All the buildings in the fortress complex that was surrounded 14 gates were in an architecture style typical Mughal and was the stylish Mughal palace complex best in the peak period of the glory of Shah Jahan.
Only was not beautiful, the monumental building, also was the important witness the history trip of the Indian rulers.
In the fortress so the colonial English government ended the authority of the Mughal dynasty, that governed for three centuries, with the fall Knight Shah Zafar, the last king of the Mughal dynasty, from his throne.

In the modern era this fortress also had the high value of the history.
Where in Lahore Gate that was the main main gate of this fortress, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru proclaimed Indian independence on August 15 1947 and since that time in every year, in the date was same Indian President read out his Politic speech.

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Beach Of "Tanjung Benoa" The World Air Sport

The Tanjung Benoa coast located on the end east the Balinese island of Indonesia, entered the administrative territory of the Tanjung Benoa Subdistrict, resident of Badung.This coast was the aim of the quite complete water tour.Various means of water sport were provided here like banana boat, snorkling, flying fish, parasailing and jetski. However for sport surfing that often was met in the Balinese island coasts other, could not be encountered here was caused the wave in this coast tended calm, so as not more supportive to surfing.

The price that was imposed to enjoy various means of water sport then various things revolved between Rp150 thousand and Rp200 thousand for the use for 10-15 minutes.But in solid times the visitor, the allocation of time user often was reduced to approximately 5 minutes because of the number of the visitor's queues that wanted to try. Occasionally the length of the queue was aggravated with several outside tourists who tried the queue.They often did that because they felt paid more expensive was compared by local tourists.

Around all these means of water sport that were felt rather foreign was heard here that is flying fish.This water sport used a boat from rubber that had a capacity of two people in an other manner for the official that sat in the middle as balancer.Passengers slep in the boat that afterwards will be pulled with speedboat have a speed high.The boat will become was appointed and flew on water in the height 10-15 metre.

This that was mentioned with flying fish.
During was on the sky, the official that sat in the middle, was assigned to balance the boat in order to proceed or be inside out because of wind bellows.In view of the fact that the existence of three boat insiders, occasionally could happen the case where this rubber boat could not fly.This was caused to be able to fly was needed by the speed speedboat that was high but also quite strong wind bellows.
If one of the factors did not support, then the sensation flying fish can be not felt, only a back that was felt by the surface of sea water

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Clever Park, Tour Place And Learn

Clever park locates at road P. Senopati, Yogyakarta. this clever park is attributed for children yogya or Indonesia children so that grow interest to learn and creative in the field of science and technology. because purpose that's so this park chooses “owl wears blangkon” be the mascot. owl as bird species evening that has tall sensitivity, can to study environment with can to feel existing nature phenomenon, and blangkon be special one of the identity yogyakarta.

At this clever park visitor not only can see various science kind that demonstrated, but they also can enjoy, try and attraction. they can" play" by means of science boaster available so that can feel to how that science.

In indonesia, vehicle a kind of this preced with stand it show centre (pp) iptek that locate at beautiful indonesia miniature. from here begin to bloom science center the other in indonesia interval tens year then.

Science center that called this clever park is built by private federation and government province special province yogyakarta the development is begun since may 2006 and announce officially the use by two ministers that is Minister of technology kusmayanto kadiman and minister of education bambang sudibyo in 9 junes 2007.

All shows IPTEK (Science of Technology) touchable and dabbled by visitor. so this clever park will stimulate taste will want to know, to be cognizance for the importance of iptek, fish creativity and increase passion learns sciences teachings eye base like mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.

Clever park motto sound simple that is tiga-n" niteni, nirokake, nambahi" , actually has the philosophy depth ki hadjar dewantara. in present day context, that philosophy is there the consequence with technology transfer process that threatens in concept three-a that is “adopt, adapt, advance”.
be called clever park because at this area is student begin pre school until slta can spatially deepen lesson matter exercise the comprehension that accepted at school and berekreasi.

One of the amount of game that provided at clever park, water game that introduce to how the happening of rainbow.

Game doesn't lose to interesting it, parabola whisper. each child stands in front of parabola the distance around 15 meters, then they whisper. well the friend far from parabola that later will hear. that is the name konvort sound wave reflection propagation, so to pass air media.

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Brighton, the most 'Healthy' City in England

Brighton was the city that had the level of the health in general the resident of the person perorang that was best, with considered from the number of coaches of body fitness, the health club, the club yoga as well as the number of shops that sold the healthy food product, according to results of the survey that was published on the Friday, on January 5 2007.

Results of this survey saw and considered 19 statistical that covered the problem of the health, fitness and the environment, and the territory that were located in England south that had the highest figure his inhabitants that enjoyed nutrition food took the form of vegetables and the fruit at least five portions a day (around 29%).
This research was carried out for the television station of Sky Travel by comparing 15 other cities in the United Kingdom.

Bristol and London were predicated cities 'healthy' following that afterwards joined by Liverpool, Glasgow, and Sheffield.
Said the resident Brighton had the age of the life expectancy in general 78 years, one year was older than 15 other cities.
They, the residents Brighton, went to the place worked they by walking or cycling.

Compared with other cities this city had the shop that sold the healthy food product of three times more for each one of his residents and had two of half of the time of more coaches of body fitness compared with other cities.
Brighton also had the club yoga that twice more often per his one inhabitant was compared other cities, now the level of the inhabitants who had the weight surplus (obesity) far was supervised in general national.

Last year one other survey found that the resident Brighton had the level of the level of cholesterol and blood pressure that most filled the standard of the health compared to other cities in England

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Brussel, the Meeting City of two periods

Brussel became the meeting of two periods civilization.
There was the glory of the European building old that became the symbol of the glory of this city in the past,this city like a period where the meeting between the past and now.

Brussel, that also the Belgian capital at the same time the capital of this European Union, grew since the 6th age.
Initially a village in the Senne River plain that indeed has been famous beforehand as the climate area cool.
The city of two languages (France and the Netherlands) currently not forgotten as the house of the city garden that was most impressive in the European mainland.

This small city could be reached with all the land transport, sea or air.Although small, Belgium evidently was lucky to have the amaze sea territory. The user of the land transport could choose the bus or the train to reach this city.

There were two station the main train in the Brussel city, Gare du Nord and Gare du Midi. Gare du Nord served the regular railway trip.
This carriage was famous cheap, but the cabin interior of the clean and was treated.Whereas Gare du Midi the special station the foreign route by the fast Thalys carriage, the Belgian pride carriage that was known as The Red Train with his speed around 250 Km/the hour.One location of the tour in Brussel that could not be left was La Grand Palace, where around this place could be found by Les Galeries Saint-Hubert, Petite rue des Bouchers and Manneken Pis.

Grand Palace took the form of the city town square that was surrounded old buildings soared.This place was often made use of to festifal the culture.Previously this place was the location of the execution opposition and now changed to the location of the amazing tour. To be continoued

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Seplawan Cave, Artistic Nature Painting Enchantment Full Cave

Nature tour object of seplawan Cave located in village Donorejo, District Kaligesing, Regency purworejo. from Downtown Purworejo, trip to this cave can be goed as far as 20 km eastwards that want time around one up to two clocks. this cave lays in height 700 m above sea level so that guarantee air condition existence very cool.

This cave is many invites interest many tourists because has principal attractiveness shaped nature painting very artistic in the cave wall. that artistic painting is shaped ornament form that resembles fish sketch. that ornament is that decorates beautifully in cave wall. cave along around 700 this meters also rich beauty dish other natural shaped stalagmite, stalactite, flow stone, helekit, soda straw and gouwer dam. but permanent principal attention in this cave nature painting beauty exist in in cave.

In this cave is many found roads, but, unnecessary visitor will worry lost in many this roads, because this cave illumined with illumination complete. long cave seplawan this is approximately as far as 700 m with branches gua- that has long around 150 - 300 m and berdiameter 15 m. this nature cave begins to be very famous at the (time) of found gold statue of Syiwa God and goddess pawestri as heavy as 1,5 kg on 28 augusts 1979 now kept at national museum Jakarta.

Conditon around this cave is very subsidizes place beauty with nature scenery so beautiful and grow it various flora among others mould (at cave mouth) with various plants paku-pakuan. also pine forest existence more creat beautiful atmosphere. also completed with flowerbed exist in around cave.

Road has aimed this tour object location good enough. area parking for wheel motor vehicle two, four and bus. this cave can be said equiped complete facilities. like electricity existence as penerang in cave, toilet and park. also guardhouse existence looks at and camp arena (camping ground). on Holiday this tour always Full and crowded

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Tower Of Pisa "Miracle Of Italian"

Sloping tower of pisa (in italian language: torre pendente at pisa) or usually called the tower of pisa (la torre at pisa) is a bell tower from a cathedral at city pisa, italian. this tower is located in behind cathedral and be third structure at campo dei miracoli (miracle) pisa.

Although plan at first built vertically, that tower begins sloping up at south east soon after done construction at year 1173, caused by foundation not perfect.

Tall from tower 55,86 km from soil surface beside bottommost and 56,70 m beside highest. wide that building covering 4,09 m and wide the top 2,48 m. heavy this tower is estimated 14,500 tons and has 294 ladder childs.

Construction from tower pisa built in three stages, consume time around 200 year. white marble construction at first floor is begun on 9 augusts 1173, in military triumph time and italian welfare. this first floor is surrounded by several pillars and although sloping the position, but permanent hold back during for centuries.

There controversy around identity from architect that build sloping tower pisa. during through years, design believed made by guglielmo and bonanno pisano, famous local artist at century ke-12, famous with the bronze work, especially in the work pisa duomo.

Bonanno pisano leave pisa at year 1185 and move to monreale, sicilia, but then return again and died at soil birth it that. the cemetery is found at base tower at year 1820.

That tower first time sloping after third floor is built at year 1178, caused by sink it foundation within three meters, soil movement consequence. this means that design from tower defect since initially.

Construction is stopped temporary during almost agelong the long, because members pisa almost involved battle with genoa, lucca and florence. during this ‘rest time’, soil structure at under it return stable. and at year 1198, installed clock for in building that still not yet complete that.

At year 1272, that building is continued to return by giovanni at simone, architect from camposanto. floor fourth built to balance slope from this tower. development returns stopped at year 1284, moment pisa vanguished by genoa in battle meloria.

This bell tower development is not finished delayed up to 1372. afterwards, tommaso at andrea pisano success finish elements gothic from tower, with give rome style touch. found seven bells in tower, each represent musical note in tone. biggest bell is installed in the year 1655.

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Singapura, World Amaze Expense

Country at this small island is really amaze. broadly only equal with a municipality in Indonesia can produce foreign exchange for country with value very big. that thing one of them caused, Singapore very famous as expense heaven city. expense on a large scale especially with discount of course final income increase for country.

Even less Singapore government very active spread out the great Singapore sale (gss) every year and make it as even most interesting in expense tour at that dugong lion country for foreign tourists. in such a way the popular gss, make tourists pay a visit to singapore to hunt to begin product fashion, electronic goods, video audio, decoration, optics tool, watch, cindera eye up to furniture.

During eight weeks, tender interestings at the price of discount up to 70% widespread at thousands store in all Singapore. this matter of course can arouse taste shopaholics to satisfy the desire shop. gss conducted by singapore tourism body (singapore tourism board/STB) cooperate with association ritel singapore (singapure retailers association/sra).

As the tour aim, orchard road is one of the area very famous at foreign countries, because almost 24 clocks in a day crowded foreign tourist hunts goods sale oftentimes make visitor very dazed see product have a certain quality international on the market at the price of cheap relative. goods sale doesn’t mean that taked stock sometime later but newest models even also available. amount of famous store at this area is that gives discount that is like takashimaya, lucky public square and public building atria.

Found also several principal shopping centre in a row begins tanglin road to orchard road and bras wet road with marina bay, get various nick name berkelas like fifth avenue, regent street, champs-elysees, via veneto and ginza singapore.

Tourist information centre (singapore visitors centre/svc) even also scattered at various location to make pleasant tourist in shops. svc this is found at area orchard, changi, cruise center, hole court, little indians and at area suntec.

Freshment shops really genuinely gived here. to guarantee that gss prepare number hotline 24 clocks, make possible consumer candidate asks around favorite store, sale goods, belong manner finds favorite store.

Guest foreign also the spoiled with tax return program for foreign tourist” (global refund), that is right claimeds goods tax and service that payed out when buy product. condition to get that that is not singapore permanent citizen, never work during six-month at singapore, minimal expenditure us$100. this is operative at all marked stores” tax free shopping global refund” .

Only show expenditure proof and passport, goods tax and service can direct be returned to consumer. these tax return places is widespread at airport changi, tax control centre, centerpoint, sim lim square and at amount of shopping centre.

STB responible that any consumer complaint will be delved according to comprehensive. every effort place that known to do misdoing, menindak firm. tourist that be dupe and will ask to change to lost be served once 24 clocks. wow!

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Colour In Architecture

Whilst the colour of daylight will vary from morning to evening, and with changes in the sky and weather patterns; it is always regarded as the reference by which colour is judged . . . daylight is regarded as ‘real colour.’ In early stores, such as Harrods, voids were opened in the roof to admit daylight to sales areas below; whereas for some years this was ignored. There were several reasons for this, not least being that it was considered
that means of artificial light were more suitable for display, to show off the goods ‘in a better light.’ This tended to ignore the environmental advantages of daylight and natural colour, and this has since been recognized in many new large shopping areas, where the entry of daylight is encouraged for the provision of environmental light to the store, but where for display purposes artificial light may be introduced locally to enhance the product.

The old concept of ‘taking something to the light’, by which was meant daylight, may be less of a necessity if the environmental light gives natural colour; whilst from the point of view of the shop worker who must remain in the same environment all day the advantage of natural light is obvious.

The same applies to office buildings, where people tend to have to stay in the same atmosphere all day; if workers are too far from a window and the impression of natural light is greatly reduced, there is a sense of dissatisfaction. This is recognized by management, ensuring that for a part of the working day, for example during coffee breaks or in the office dining room, there is access to daylight, a change of environment.

It is generally recognized that vision is enhanced by good contrast, and that the natural colour of daylight increases contrast; it is argued that this permits lower illumination levels, whilst increasing visibility.

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Crazy Singgang Water Fall

One of the nature tour object at Lombok island that begin famous that is waterfall singang crazy located in Lombok area west. waterfall singang crazy enter in ridges area Rinjani that previous famous with lake segara child that located at mount top, with height 3.726 meter, the location around 80 kilometer from city Mataram.

Can be reach attain with trip reasonable long around two up to three clocks from city Mataram pass by coast tour object area stripe Senggigi.
that visitor to Singang Crazy not only local society Nusa Tenggara Barat, but there also amount of foreign countries tourist always seen enthusiastic enjoy panorama with camera.

To go in waterfall location, visitor first of all must descend around 300 ladder childs after pay ticket at entrance. many visitors admits the foot trembling so until under after descend hundreds ladder child. but soon little by little lost so see waterfall beauty augmenting with play water so clean, clear and cold.

A large part visitor especially usually direct bathe at spray waterfall that come from height hundreds meter. while foreign countries tourists usually only come along to watching, at elbow waterfall weather cool with covered with rocks reservoir not too vast and deep

Many visitors expressly hold back water dropping not too quick that to the back part that trusted as one of the therapy massages water to relaxed body backside nerve. usually enough with bow body backside exactly fall in water not too big, the massage reaction soon as and afterwards body be fresh.

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Importance of View In Architecture

Although listed last amongst the environmental factors, the question of view is of special importance. The view out from the window is our contact with the world outside; it provides the information, which for reasons already mentioned, allows us to experience the time of day, changes in the weather, sunlight and the seasons.

At one level, a view satisfies the physiological need for the adaptation and readaptation of the eye to distance, providing a visual rest centre. For this reason any view is better than no view, whilst clearly some views will be better than others. At a different level the importance of a view has been recognized in research to show that a patient in hospital will recover more quickly where a window with a view is available.

The content of a view is clearly of importance, and it is the information it provides which will determine its success. A view out to a blank wall may be better than nothing but a view out to open countryside, or a garden will be a different order of experience. Various views have been analysed in terms of the information obtained, depending upon the height of the window. In tall buildings the view may consist entirely of the sky when seen from the interior of the space, whilst at lower levels the experience of the ground scene becomes of more importance.

The quality of the exterior view will depend upon the surroundings of the building, and the height at which it is experienced, but it is of importance that where a view is available it should be exploited. There will be instances in large building complexes where internal views from one part of the interior to another may be had; these will provide the visual rest centres to satisfy the physiological requirement, but unless there are views to daylit areas they will lack the amenities of change, variety and modelling which inform the natural scene outdoors. The architect should take the question of view into consideration when planning his building, and when planning the location and detail of the windows. Some of the finest windows were those of the eighteenth century in Britain where the refinement of detail of the glazing bar awensured that the daylight was captured by the bar, led round it, not impeding the view. This is less necessary today since the size of glass available is such as to allow large areas of see-through glazing, with no need for horizontal obstruction.

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Sunlight Effect In Architecture

In his major work Sunlight as Formgiver for Architecture, Bill Lam asks thequestion . . . The Sun: Problem or Opportunity? and then proceeds to show how the answer can really be both, depending very much on the
location of the building. Clearly in hot climates where the sun is overhead for much of the day the problem is not so much one of welcome, but of exclusion.

In Britain where the sun is all too rare the answer must clearly be one of welcome, and an early decison when an architect is planning the orientation of his building is to encourage the entry of sunlight. Sunlight adds to the overall level of light when it is available, and adds to those other environmental factors such as variety and change, modelling and the creation of delight. There is a different level of experience when getting up in the morning to a sunlit world, as experienced from the interior of a building, and it is important that an element of sunlight is available for some part of the day. Architects have used the sunlight effect in buildings to create a specific

atmosphere, as for example the shafts of light entering the south side of our great cathedrals; and on a much smaller scale the use in houses of daylight and sunlight entry from above to provide necessary functional light to interior areas, where otherwise little natural light would be available. The impression of sunlight is also important seen from windows which themselves admit no sunlight, but where the view of a sunlit landscape or buildings may be enjoyed. Whenever sunlight is available there is a strong desire to perceive it, and disappointment when it is unnecessarily excluded.

There is of course the obverse side associated with heat gain and glare, depending upon the orientation of the glazing, and whether people working in a building are confined to a fixed position. The effects of direct sunlight can be a disadvantage. Some control may be required in certain circumstances at certain times of year, and as far as heat gain is concerned this is best done beyond the window, and is of a sufficiently

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Fern Companions

Once upon a time, a very long time ago, I considered my ferns to be companion plants for my rhododendrons.Now, of course, the rhododendrons are the companion plants for my ferns.With their similar cultural requirements, they do indeed complement each other. There are many other options for the woodland floor, however, and here are some of my favorites.Helleborus niger and H. orientalis and their hybrids contrast splendidly with ferny foliage and in my garden offer a floral bouquet from early winter through spring.Helleborus orientalis hybrids come in many colors and new strains, including some with double flowers that are the focus of current breeding programs. They need an annual grooming but are evergreen and easy.

Both deciduous and evergreen epimediums are becoming available in an increasing assortment of foliar and floral colors. They too benefit from an annual shearing, but are extremely durable and desirable ground covers and, once established, will tolerate difficult areas of dry shade. I happen to be partial to those that produce red-tinged new leaves and find them particularly attractive with the rosy new fronds of Dryopteris erythrosora. (Back this up with a red-flowering or red-leafed rhododendron for a splendid spring picture.)

Hostas with their varied and sometimes bold leaves are favorites and make outstanding foils for the delicate tracery of fern foliage. They have compatible soil, shade, and moisture requirements and range in size from miniatures to giants.Unfortunately they have a tendency to attract slugs (so do not plant them near your aspleniums), but new strains are likely to be more resistant. Heucheras, available in ever-increasing abundance, attract hummingbirds with their flowers while providing interesting foliar patterns.Unusual color combinations feature silvers and burgundies with assorted shades of green.Most heucheras require strong light for a healthy appearance. Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ (Japanese painted fern) is stunning when planted with some of the shiny deep black-red cultivars, such as Heuchera obsidian. Arisaemas, the Jacks-in-the-pulpit and friends with their unique habit and definitely unique “flowers,” give an added interest in the shade and do not challenge ferns for territory. They look best when embraced in foliage, however. A solitary plant is a lonely plant indeed. Regardless of how and how often they are planted, many of mine have a disconcerting tendency to turn their backs on their audience the following spring. Arisaema sikokianum, one of my favorites, consistently hides its loveliness in this manner

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Fern Pests

In general, pests are not a threat to ferns. Slugs and snails, never ones to miss a treat, occasionally chainsaw new spring growth, so precautions should be out early in the season. Bait should be broadcast about rather than positioned as a dinner bell adjacent toa vulnerable plant. Improved baits include several that remain potent after being wet and do not affect bird populations.

Traps with assorted lures, including beer and coffee grounds, are efficient, but not particularly attractive to clean. Aphids will land periodically and are more dangerous for their tendency to spread diseases than for eating foliage. Leafhoppers (arriving in 1998 in Washington State) appear on selected species and cultivars and can disfigure foliage, especially of the assorted and plentiful Dryopteris cultivars. These pests can be restrained, but so far not controlled, with the judicious application of a systemic insecticide. Oil-based sprays suffocate ferns and should never be used near them. I have also had poor luck with soap-based remedies. Light applications of other commercial products, especially those containing resmethrin have not harmed my ferns. All chemicals should be used with caution and tested on a nonvaluable plant (bracken perhaps) before applying them to anything special. Finally, I recommend limiting the application to the infected plant rather than spraying the entire garden to clean a few plants of their bugs, but then I am one who would rather not spray at all. Deer populations, especially on the U.S. East Coast, are a serious garden and personal (Lyme and other disease carrying) menace, although unless really starving will generally leave ferns alone. (They tend to prefer roses and other ornamentals.) How- ever they will eat whatever necessary to stay alive and, in spite of many imaginative repellent concoctions,will only avoid gardens when fenced out by a barrier at least 6 ft. (2 m) tall. Rabbits, meanwhile, consider the fern garden their personal salad bar and can and will demolish a collection over night. Given these basics, most of the temperate ferns described in this book should provide years of beauty in the woodland.An exception must be made for ornate cultivars, however. I am talking about varieties with epithets such as cristatum (crested), capitatum (with a head or large crest), ramosum (branched), ramo-cristatum, and grandiceps (with a large terminal crest). These are the soloists of the crowd. Far be it from them to harmonize in the woodland chorus. Treat them as specimen plants, placing them center stage if you choose or in a featured pot somewhere.

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Xeric Ferns

The ferns of the world’s drylands offer a total contrast to the stereotypical concept of fern. Seeing them growing in the wild is an amazing sight indeed. One of my earliest exposures was at a remote place called Bumblebee 4 (no, I do not know why), Arizona. In a dry gulch that would serve as a site for a cowboy’s last gasp in a western movie were assorted ferns nestled up against boulders. Here their roots reached deeply down for the minimal water source with the boulder providing a cool root run, a touch of shade, and a drop or two of morning dew.

These xerics are your cheilanthes and pellaeas and their near relatives.Many are cloaked in hairs and scales to help prevent water loss. Others have an undercoat of white or yellow farinose wax. To the xeric enthusiast these protective traits add immensely to the ferns’ beauty and charm. Not surprisingly these citizens of the desert do not settle down with ease in cultivation (which may help explain why we all want to have them to display). Soil with excellent drainage is essential and the mix must be coarse. I use lots of well-washedpumice, bark, and granite grit,with just enough loamy compost to hold it all together.

In addition, these ferns need good air circulation and, more critically, protection from winter wet. I have mine planted in half whiskey barrels under the eaves on the south side of the house. They get full sun in the winter and light shade in the heat of the summer. They do need watering, however, especially in their new growth. Cheilanthes will let you know by curling up when dry. Fortunately, unlike some of their shadeland counterparts—maidenhairs and osmundas come to mind—they will revive with a gentle shot from the hose. In California and southwestern gardens the xerics can be treated like ordinary rock
garden plants without concern for winter wet. The University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, a must-see garden for all fern lovers, has a remarkable display. Look for the ferns in among the cactus.

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