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New York City Marathon and the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:36:32 -0400

Running the 2009 ING NYC Marathon for the MWCT. ... "New York City Marathon" Maasai Africa Running "Edward Norton"

Home for Sale in Village of Castile NY $90,000 6 BRs, 1 full

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:11:46 -0500

$90000 6bedrooms, 1 full bath, 1 half bath 91 N Main St, Village of Castile, NY 14427 For more details, visit us here: www.nothnagle.com For more information contact: Russell Appleton Email: rappleton@nothnagle.com (585) 346-2332 MLS Number: 917176 School District: Letchworth Central School District Newly Painted Victorian Home with Hardwood Floors in the Village of Castile to be Sold As is. Over 2 Acres with Creek, Second Parcels Tax # 135-019-4-013-1. Above Ground Pool with Deepend ...

Sandpiper Village Apartment Homes For Rent - VACAVILLE, CA

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:58 -0500

VACAVILLE Apartments - Sandpiper Village Apartment Homes apartments for rent in VACAVILLE, CA . Visit www.apartmentfinder.com One of the greatest charms Sandpiper Village offers is that it is nestled in the heart of the quaint town of Vacaville. Downtown offers upscale bistros and boutiques, down-home restaurants and services, a Creekwalk and several other delightful small town charms. Designer Outlets partnered with every imaginable modern store chain flank the other side of Vacaville ...

Secret of Ancient Village Surviving Earthquake 1-3

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:55:07 -0400

08/10/29 Taoping Ancient Qiang Village: The Secret of Surviving the Wenchuan Earthquake Just like the Wenchuan Earthquake that struck southwestern China, earthquakes above a magnitude of 8 have brought destruction, pain and suffering to people in many parts of the world. Wherever they strike, they bring mass casualties and enormous loss of property. The tragic scenes reflect the almighty and intimidating power of nature. Nature, like a powerful monster can, with a slight wave of an arm, cause high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete to collapse like toy bricks. So a humble village that has stood up to this monster could be considered an architectural miracle. Such a village exists. Its called Taoping ancient Qiang Village, and it is found in Li County, Sichuan Province. Records reveal that the ancient Qiang village has faced three major earthquakes since the beginning of the 20th century; the magnitude 7.5 Diexi earthquake in 1933, the magnitude 7.2 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake in 1976, and the magnitude 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake on May the 12th, 2008. In the Wenchuan earthquake, while Taoping survived, all the other villages in the area were reduced to rubble. Taoping ancient Qiang Village lies just 20 kilometres away from the epicenter of the Wenchuan earthquake. Yu Xingmei, a member of the Qiang ethnic group, still remembers the scene clearly. Yet the only damage suffered by the village was to the parapet wall on top of the ancient watch tower. Its collapse was due to the architectonic phenomenon known as the whipping effect, in which the part nearest to the top of a building is most likely to be destroyed during an earthquake. However, the main body of the village, and even the 2-meter-wide lanes and the underground water network, survived intact. Not one of the Qiang houses and watch towers collapsed. The first sight visitors get of Taoping Village is of three ancient Qiang watch towers standing abreast. Against the light, the three towers look like three pillars rising up to the sky. They, like the ancient and delicate Qiang houses that surround them, withstood the onslaught of the earthquake. So, how exactly did the ancient village survive the great earthquake? And can the architects of today learn anything from the secrets of the ancient Qiang builders? China is a country of many nationalities. In the great Chinese family, the Qiang people are one of the most ancient nationalities. Oracle bone inscriptions from 3,000 years ago record that the Qiang people were living mainly in Northwest China and the Central Plains. Later, a branch of the nationality was incorporated into the Tibetan ethnic group, and another into the Han Nationality. The Qiang people today are the descendants of the ancient Qiang Nationality. Theirs was a turbulent history, before they finally settled in the area of the Minjiang River and Minshan Mountain. The earliest Taoping Qiang Village was built over 2,000 years ago, in 111 B.C. Taoping is a typical Qiang village, in that it was built with mountains to the north and facing water to the south. The buildings are laid out according to a rigid design. Built of stone, they embody a structural hierarchy. The houses are called Zhuang Houses, or Wo Zhe in the Qiang language. The ancient Qiang village has eight gates radiating from the watch tower. The eight gates are linked to 13 alleys, which form a comprehensive communications network. The village also has a network of groundwater, which uses covered wells. People can remove the slate covers to draw water from the wells. The alleys, groundwater network and roofs combine to form a comprehensive defence system. After surviving the wind, rain and earthquakes for the past 2,000 years, Taoping ancient Qiang Village still stands proud. It is known as a wonder in the history of architecture. Its also known as the Mysterious Fortress of the East and the most intact Living Fossil of ancient Qiang architecture. In surviving the earthquake, Taoping Village is indebted to its unique landform and topography. If seismic waves move along a mountain range, which part of the mountain, the top, the valley or the mountainside, can best withstand the force? Interestingly, in the Qiang village, some of the buildings are situated on the mountain top and some on the mountainside. But none are built in the valley. So, why did the Qiang people ignore the broad and even valley with its abundant arable land?

Long Term Care Photos

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:50:28 -0400

Long Term Care Photos from Michigan in June 2008. 1. Michigan Visiting Nurses 2. LMCF - Nursing Home 3. Dexter Intergenerational Day Care 4. Towsley Village Memory Loss / Alzheimer’s Disease Facility 5. Hospice of Lenawee 6. CQC Morenci Home 7. CQC Stephenson Home 8. Brecon Village - Independent and Assisted Living 9. St. Joseph's Village - Independent and Assisted Living 10. Silver Maples - Retirement Community / Assisted Living 11. Glacial Hills CCRC - Continuing Care Retirement Community 12 ...

ForRent.com Alaris Village Apartments For Rent in Winston Salem, NC

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:21:37 -0500

Alaris Village is more than an apartment community, it’s a lifestyle. Imagine sweeping views of the forests surrounding historic Bethabara Park in Winston-Salem’s first “green apartment community.” Imagine a community that has a surround sound movie theater, a cyber caf, a healthy living cardiac fitness center and a zero elevation spa style swimming pool. Imagine being minutes from major employers, incredible shopping, Business 40, Highway 52 and Wake Forest University. Imagine coming home to a gated community where unmatched service let’s you leave all of your worries behind you. Imagine all this and much more. Imagine……Alaris Village. View these lovely apartments for rent online at ForRent.com: http://www.forrent.com/apartment-community-profile/1000054334.php

Lake Como, Laglio village and Villa Oleandra, Clooney’s home in Italy.

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:22:39 -0400

Lake Como, Laglio village and Villa Oleandra, Clooney’s home in Italy. Video with a relaxing soundtrack. Download it at www.drinbox.org Version for cellphone (mp4 file - 2'29" duration). Good to be used as your cellphone video ringtone. ... "Lake Como" Laglio village Villa Oleandra George Clooney Italy video ringtone drinbox

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Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:29:34 -0400

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