Photo albums
On the Road December 2008
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Pictures are taken on the road with my Cellphones and upload via MMS!
Pictures taken with Nokia E71 Christmas 2008
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December 24, 2008 - Metrolink trip from Riverside California to Los Angeles.
December 25, 2008 - Pala Casino - San Diego Resort and Spa.
Merry Christmas All!
Info's
1.) Union Station in Los Angeles, which opened in May 1939, is known as the "Last of the Great Railway Stations" built in the United States, but even with its massive and ornate waiting room and adjacent ticket concourse, it is considered small in comparison to other union stations. It was formerly designated the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT), but its current owner, Catellus Development, officially changed the name to Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS).
The facility served as a backdrop for the 1950 film Union Station, which starred William Holden and Nancy Olson. Many television shows and motion pictures have incorporated the station as a backdrop, including Speed, The Island, Pearl Harbor, Blade Runner, Star Trek: First Contact, The Italian Job and the Fox television series 24.
2.)Pala is an Indian Reservation where many Native people live, and is located in San Diego County, California near Fallbrook. It is east of Carlsbad in the San Diego-Carlsbad metro area. In the National Geographic Names Database it is officially cataloged as feature number 1661174.
The community name may be derived from the Native American Cupeno or Luiseo language group term "pal," meaning "water." Another possible origin of the name is the Spanish word "pala," which means "shovel."
http://www.palatribe.com/
http://www.palacasino.com
Ulteo Online Desktop
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The Ulteo Online Desktop has been designed to offer both the software applications you are using and your personal data within a webbrowser. As a result you can retrieve your Digital Life anywhere!
At the moment, you will find a selection of applications that include:
Firefox web browser enabled with Flash & Java
The full OpenOffice.org office suite that can deal with your MS Office documents
KPdf to deal with your PDF documents
Kopete: the multi-Instant Messaging software that supports MSN and other protocols
Skype
Thunderbird + Enigmail (so you can encrypt your emails!)
Gimp and Digikam to manage your pictures
Inkscape and Scribus to create great graphics and newspapers
and... many others!
We even plan to add Windows applications soon!
March 2008, Hermosa Beach, California
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Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 18,566 at the 2000 census. 2006 population estimates are 19,435.
The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area and is one of the three Beach Cities. It is bordered by Manhattan Beach to the north, and Redondo Beach to its east and south. Of the three cities, only Hermosa Beach owns its own beach. The other two cities' beaches are owned by the county of Los Angeles.
Hermosa ("beautiful" in Spanish) is an accurate description of this city's beach, which is also flat, sandy, and long; ideal for sunbathing, beach volleyball, surfing and paddleboarding. The city itself is only about 15 blocks from east to west and 40 blocks from north to south, with the Pacific Coast Highway running down the middle. Situated on the Pacific Ocean, Hermosa's average temperature is 70 degrees in the summer and 55 degrees in the winter. Gentle westerly sea breezes take the edge off what can be high summertime temperatures in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the county. The same breezes help keep the smog away 360 days of the year.
A paved path, called The Strand, runs along Hermosa's beach from Redondo Beach in the south approximately twenty miles north to Santa Monica. A typical day on this path will see thousands of people on foot, bicycle, skateboard, rollerblade and stroller enjoying the sun and surf. A live image of the Strand and surf can be seen here.
Surfing is a key element of the South Bay lifestyle year-round. Powerful winter storms in the Pacific Ocean can turn typically placid and rolling South Bay waves into large and occasionally dangerous monsters, a natural draw for the local surfing population. The Summer provides warm water and typically smaller waves for beginners to learn.
Beach volleyball is another important aspect of Hermosa Beach's lifestyle. Hermosa Beach has been referred to as the Beach Volleyball Capital of the World. The wide and flat sand beaches provide the perfect venue for the sport. Permanent poles and nets are maintained by the city year-round.
March 2008, Sonoran Desert, Arizona
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The Sonoran Desert (sometimes called the Gila Desert after the Gila River or the Low Desert in opposition to the higher Mojave Desert) is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California. It is one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America, with an area of 311,000 km² (120,000 mi² ). The desert contains a variety of unique plants and animals, such as the saguaro cactus. On January 17, 2001, 2,008 km² (496,337 acres) of the Sonoran Desert was set aside as the Sonoran Desert National Monument for the purpose of enhancing resource protection.[1]
July 2007, San Francisco the Golden Gate, California
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The Golden Gate is the North American strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Since 1937 it has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge. Technically, the 'gate' is defined by the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula and the Marin Peninsula, while the 'strait' is the water flowing in between.
July 2007, San Francisco, California
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The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 14th most populous city in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 764,976.[6] Among the most densely populated cities in the country,[8] San Francisco is part of the San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan area, which is home to more than 7.2 million people.[9] The city is located at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, with the Pacific Ocean to the west, San Francisco Bay to the east, and the Golden Gate to the north.
In 1776, the Spanish settled the tip of the peninsula, establishing a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for Francis of Assisi. The California Gold Rush in 1848 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth, transforming into the largest city on the West Coast at the time. After being devastated by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later. During World War II, San Francisco was the send-off point for many soldiers to the Pacific Theater. After the war, the confluence of returning servicemen, massive immigration, liberalizing attitudes, and other factors gave rise to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a liberal bastion in the United States.
San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination famous for its landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the cable cars, Coit Tower, and Chinatown, its steep rolling hills, and its eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture. The city is also known for its diverse, cosmopolitan population, including large and long-established Asian American and LGBT communities.
April 2007, Los Angeles the Asian - American Lifestyle
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In 1763, Filipinos established the small settlement of Saint Malo in the bayous of current-day Louisiana, after fleeing mistreatment aboard Spanish ships. Since there were no Filipino women with them, the Manilamen, as they were known, married Cajun and Native American women.
Chinese sailors first came to Hawaii in 1778, the same year that Captain James Cook came upon the island. Many settled and married Hawaiian women. Some Island-born Chinese can claim to be 7th generation. Most Chinese, Korean and Japanese immigrants in Hawaii arrived in the 19th century as laborers to work on sugar plantations. Later, Filipinos also came to work as laborers, attracted by the job opportunities, although they were limited.
Numerous Chinese and Japanese began immigrating to the U.S. in the mid-19th century for work, because of poor economic conditions in their home nations. Many of the immigrants worked as laborers on the transcontinental railroad. Although the absolute numbers of Asian immigrants in the late 19th century were small compared to that from other regions, much of it was concentrated in the West, and the increase caused some Americans to fear the change represented by the growing number of Asians. This fear was referred to as the "yellow peril." The United States passed laws such as Asian Exclusion Act and Chinese Exclusion Act to sharply restrict Asian immigration
April 2007, Los Angeles, California
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Los Angeles (IPA: /lɑˈsændʒələs/, IPA: /los ˈaŋxeles/ in Spanish) is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States.[1] Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated an alpha world city and has an estimated population of 3.8 million[2] and spans over 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2) in Southern California. Additionally, the Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to nearly 12.9 million[3] people who hail from all over the globe and speak 224 different languages. Los Angeles is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populous and one of the most diverse counties[4] in the United States. Its inhabitants are known as "Angelenos" (IPA: /ændʒəˈlinoʊz/).
Los Angeles was founded September 4th, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de la Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola). It became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its independence from Spain. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican-American War, Los Angeles and California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States; Mexico retained the territory of Baja California. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood.
Los Angeles is one of the world's centers of culture, technology, media, business, and international trade. It is home to renowned institutions covering a broad range of professional and cultural fields, and is one of the most substantial economic engines within the United States. Los Angeles leads the world in producing popular entertainment — such as motion picture, television, and recorded music — which forms the base of its international fame and global status. A large number of celebrities reside in Los Angeles.
April 2007, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, also called the Los Angeles Cathedral, is a cathedral church of the United States in Los Angeles, California. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and seat of its archbishop, currently Roger Cardinal Mahony.
Consecrated and dedicated on September 2, 2002,[1] the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels replaced the smaller Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, irreparably damaged in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. It is mother church to over four million professed Catholics in the archdiocese.
Our Lady of the Angels is home to the relics of Saint Vibiana, brought from Rome by Thaddeus Amat y Brusi, the first bishop of Los Angeles.
April 2007, Torrance, California, The Alpine Village
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Alpine Village in Torrance, California is holding the largest Oktoberfest in Southern California for the 40th consecutive year. The German festival was chosen by USA Today as one of the best Oktoberfest in the world! Alpine Village advertises their Oktoberfest as "The largest and oldest Oktoberfest in Southern California".
Torrance is located in Los Angeles County, about 25 minutes southwest of the City of Los Angeles. Torrance is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area.
The festival runs Friday - Sunday, September 8 through October 28, 2007, on the weekends. Oktoberfest is an eight week event at Alpine Village. Be prepared to enjoy good German food, an authentic Oom Pa Pah Brass Band from Germany and hilarious contests. Contests include yodeling, pretzel eating, wood sawing, beer stein holding and the famous Chicken Dance which everyone is welcome to join in.
Oktoberfest is a celebration that is becoming increasing popular in the United States. The biggest Oktoberfest celebration is the original, celebrated in Munich, Germany. The Bavarian festival started out as a wedding celebration for the royal family. The festival was so popular with the townspeople, that parts of repeated in following years. Over the years the festival grew, and beer stands were added.
The festival was a merry gathering with singing, dancing, socializing and fun. Oktoberfest in Germany has been held since 1810 and has grown to become the biggest party in the world. Alpine Village has held the Oktoberfest in 40 years.
Alpine Village is called "The Little City from the Alps" Alpine Village is open year around, seven days a week for people who enjoy good German food and beer. Admission to Oktoberfest is $5.
April - Mai 2007, Hemet & San Jacinto, California
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Hemet is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 58,812 at the 2000 census. Each year, the city stages Ramona, formerly known as "The Ramona Pageant," the world's largest outdoor play, based on Helen Hunt Jackson's novel Ramona.
Hemet Valley Medical Center is a General Acute Care Hospital in Hemet with Basic Emergency Services as of 2005. Since the early 1970s, Hemet has produced several United States shuffleboard champions, including Richard Sisk, Scott McCegran, and Lee Osuch
April 2007 - March 2008, Sun City, Romoland & Homeland, California
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Sun City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 17,773 at the 2000 census.
Sun City is a master-planned community for senior citizens over age 55.
The four-square mile residential community has two public golf courses, two recreation centers with tennis courts and swimming pools, and a commercial center of small shops for resident consumers.
Another development boom arrived in the late 1980's and 1990's with another master-planned community on the southeast edge of Sun City: Menifee and as of 2005, the one-square-mile area of homes, condos, schools, retail shops, golf courses and tennis courts still grows.
On June 3rd, 2008, Sun City, along with the neighboring communities of Quail Valley and Menifee voted to incorporate as the City of Menifee.
Menifee Valley Medical Center is a General Acute Care Hospital in Sun City with Basic Emergency Services as of 2005.
Romoland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,764 at the 2000 census.
The city was named by Greek immigrant Romonio Homonicholai, who emigrated from Naxos in 1889 (nearby Homeland is also named for Homonicholai, although, with a slight spelling variation, it was named for his patronymic, not his given name). The Homonicholai family planted a vineyard in the town as well as orange groves, and was the first to manufacture sangria in California.
The first blood oranges were cultivated in the United States in Romoland in the 1920s. In an attempt to build a larger market for the oranges, the Romoland Fruit Co. began in 1936 to market its blood oranges as "citrus tomatoes" on the idea that the word "blood" discouraged buyers. However, "citrus tomatoes" proved unsuccessful, and the Romoland Fruit Co. returned to marketing its oranges as "blood oranges" in 1937.
In 2006, construction began on a $500 million energy plant in Romoland. The plant will use General Electric’s latest gas turbine technology to generate electricity for Riverside County, one of the fastest growing regions in the nation. The project will provide more than 500 construction jobs over the next three years and about two-dozen jobs when it opens.
Photo albums
- On the Road July 2009
- Patti Lynn Jensen
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church)
- On the Road March 2009
- On the Road January 2009
- On the Road December 2008
- Pictures taken with Nokia E71 Christmas 2008
- Nokia E71
- CrossOver-Linux
- Ulteo Online Desktop
- March 2008, Hermosa Beach, California
- March 2008, Sonoran Desert, Arizona
- July 2007, San Francisco the Golden Gate, California
- July 2007, San Francisco, California
- April 2007, Los Angeles the Asian - American Lifestyle
- April 2007, Los Angeles, California
- April 2007, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
- April 2007, Torrance, California, The Alpine Village
- April - Mai 2007, Hemet & San Jacinto, California
- April 2007 - March 2008, Sun City, Romoland & Homeland, California
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