Historic hotels

Mount Washington Hotel & Glidden tourists (Historic Panoramic Photograph: 36" x 11")
Mount Washington Hotel & Glidden tourists (Historic Panoramic Photograph: 36 High quality reproduction of original photograph from the Panoramic Photograph Collection (most 1880s-1920s). Reprints from over 1,000 panoramic photos of US city skylines, scenes, and groups of people. They vary significantly in both image depth and image quality. Originals are from the following styles of photography: Gelatin Silver Prints, Silver Printing-Out Paper Prints, Albumen Prints, Collotypes, Halftone Photomechanical Prints, Gum Bichromate, Progress, Platinum, Aerial Photographs, Cityscape Photographs, Panoramic Photographs, Portrait Photographs, and Landscape Photographs. Library or archive stamps will be digitally removed. These are High Quality Prints offered by AntiqueReprints.

:  Panoramic Images from the Library of Congress, LAMINATION available upon request, Photographic representations of city skylines, scenes, and groups of people., Originally from the 1880s -1920s., Collection Features Cities and Towns of the United States and other countries.
Company: AntiqueReprints 
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Historic New Hampshire Mt Washington Hotel Carroll 1905, Panorama Photo Print Poster (S)
Historic New Hampshire Mt Washington Hotel Carroll 1905, Panorama Photo Print Poster (S) This is a museum quality reproduction print on premium, semi-gloss paper. The paper medium, along with UV/sun resistant, archival inks, helps to ensure superior contrast, resolution and precise-color rendering of the original work.

Original panoramas have typically commanded significant value at auction. This custom made, authentic reproduction would make an elegant gift or tasteful addition to the home or office.

HISTORY OF THE PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH

Shortly after the invention of photography in 1839, the desire to show overviews of cities and landscapes prompted photographers to create panoramas. Early panoramas were made by placing two or more daguerreotype plates, side-by-side. Daguerreotypes, the first commercially available photographic process, used silver- coated copper plates to produce highly detailed images. The first mass-produced American panoramic camera, the Al-Vista, was introduced in 1898. The following year, Eastman Kodak introduced the #4 Kodak Panoram camera that proved popular with amateur photographers. In 1911 Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold the Conley Panoramic Camera through their catalog. Mass-produced panoramic cameras worked on the swing-lens principle, used roll film, and did not need a tripod. They made small panoramas, measuring no more than twelve inches long with a field of view of almost 180-degrees. The Cirkut camera was patented in 1904. It used large format film ranging in width from 5in. to 16in. and was capable of producing a 360-degree photograph measuring up to 20 feet long. Both the camera and the film rotated on a special tripod during the exposure. Cirkut cameras were used mostly by commercial photographers to capture city views, group portraits, and special events. (Source: Library of Congress)

:  Title: Historic New Hampshire Mt Washington Hotel Carroll 1905, Panorama, Unframed., Image Size: 5 x 18", Paper Size: 8 x 21"., Only premiere quality framing materials used. Save 50% off of local frame stores., Choose from a vast selection of historic prints, views, and photographs.
Company: Olde Yankee Map and Photo Shoppe 
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Historic Hawaiian Hotel, c. 1902, Panorama Photo Print Poster (S)
Historic Hawaiian Hotel, c. 1902, Panorama Photo Print Poster (S) This is a museum quality reproduction print on premium, semi-gloss paper. The paper medium, along with UV/sun resistant, archival inks, helps to ensure superior contrast, resolution and precise-color rendering of the original work.

Original panoramas have typically commanded significant value at auction. This custom made, authentic reproduction would make an elegant gift or tasteful addition to the home or office.

HISTORY OF THE PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH

Shortly after the invention of photography in 1839, the desire to show overviews of cities and landscapes prompted photographers to create panoramas. Early panoramas were made by placing two or more daguerreotype plates, side-by-side. Daguerreotypes, the first commercially available photographic process, used silver- coated copper plates to produce highly detailed images. The first mass-produced American panoramic camera, the Al-Vista, was introduced in 1898. The following year, Eastman Kodak introduced the #4 Kodak Panoram camera that proved popular with amateur photographers. In 1911 Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold the Conley Panoramic Camera through their catalog. Mass-produced panoramic cameras worked on the swing-lens principle, used roll film, and did not need a tripod. They made small panoramas, measuring no more than twelve inches long with a field of view of almost 180-degrees. The Cirkut camera was patented in 1904. It used large format film ranging in width from 5in. to 16in. and was capable of producing a 360-degree photograph measuring up to 20 feet long. Both the camera and the film rotated on a special tripod during the exposure. Cirkut cameras were used mostly by commercial photographers to capture city views, group portraits, and special events. (Source: Library of Congress)

:  Title: Historic Hawaiian Hotel, c. 1902, Panorama, Unframed., Image Size: 5 x 18", Paper Size: 8 x 21"., Only premiere quality framing materials used. Save 50% off of local frame stores., Choose from a vast selection of historic prints, views, and photographs.
Company: Olde Yankee Map and Photo Shoppe 
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San Diego: America's historic cornerstone.
90 min. video of San Diego, CA the first spanish settlement in USA. Showing where California's history began: The establishment of the first Spanish settlement. Here was fought a battle of the Mexican American war which ceded California to the United States. Shows the world renowned Balboa Part with fine examples of different architecture and one of the world's finest zoos. Mission San Diego de Alcala. Hotel Coronado. The Seaport Village (San Diego is a major U.S. Navy port). The harbor tour, and much more, including the migration of California gray whales.

VHS Tape:  Cabrillo National Mounument, First US spanish settlement, World Class Zoo
Company: Panorama International Productions. 
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Historic Hotels-The Delta Queen
Historic Hotels-The Delta Queen Produced in cooperation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and shot entirely on location throughout the US, you'll travel with us as we visit some of the most prestigious and important hotels (regions) in the nation. You're sure to enrich your travel and history knowlege with these great American treasures. The Delta Queen: The legendary Delta Queen has been at home on the Mississippi River system since 1947. Lovingly preserved and maintained, she's an echo from the Great Steamboat Era. Bask in her hospitality & try playing her vintage calliope.

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Director:  C. Vincent Shortt
DVD:  NTSC
Company: Film Ideas, Inc.  (2008-05-05)
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Historic Hotels-The Greenbrier
Historic Hotels-The Greenbrier Produced in cooperation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and shot entirely on location throughout the US, you'll travel with us as we visit some of the most prestigious and important hotels (regions) in the nation. You're sure to enrich your travel and history knowlege with these great American treasures. THE GREENBRIER: Beautifully located in Sulphur Springs, WV, The Greenbrier has been rated one of the "Best of the Best" golf resorts in the world, rated the #1 resort spa in Only US, CA, MX and the Caribbean, and named as one of the top 20 family resorts in Only US, CA, MX. The Historic Greenbrier has thoroughly and elegantly preserved the charm and allure of a 19th Century southern resort.

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Director:  C. Vincent Shortt
DVD:  NTSC
Company: Film Ideas, Inc.  (2008-05-05)
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Historic Hotels-Hyatt Union Station
Historic Hotels-Hyatt Union Station Produced in cooperation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and shot entirely on location throughout the US, you'll travel with us as we visit some of the most prestigious and important hotels (regions) in the nation. You're sure to enrich your travel and history knowlege with these great American treasures. Hyatt Union Station: Experience the gracious hospitality of a bygone era at this magnificent St. Louis, MO hotel located inside historic Union Station. This beautifully restored National Landmark is filled with shops, restaurants and entertainment.

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Director:  C. Vincent Shortt
DVD:  NTSC
Company: Film Ideas, Inc.  (2008-05-05)
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Great Lodges of the National Parks: The Companion Book to the PBS Television Series
Great Lodges of the National Parks: The Companion Book to the PBS Television Series Stand amid soaring Douglas fir in the great hall of Glacier Park Lodge or sit in the setting sun and gaze into the Grand Canyon at El Tovar. This beautiful gift book will transport you to the majestic lodges of our national parks to relive the glory of past vacations or plan adventures anew. This book and the PBS television series of the same title (to air in spring 2002) take armchair travelers into these architectural wonders and explore the surrounding natural beauty of our national parks. Lodges, wildlife, and stunning vistas are showcased in 175 full-color and black-and-white photographs, along with historical documents from the PBS series. In his introduction, Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, offers a call to preserve this national heritage, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book go toward the rehabilitation of these magnificent buildings.

Author: Christine Barnes
Hardcover:  192 pages Illustrated
Company: W W West  (2002-03-12)
ISBN: 0965392457
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Great Lodges of the National Parks: Volume Two
Great Lodges of the National Parks: Volume Two Get ready for a fascinating tour of America's national park lodges and read about ten of its most charming structures and their locations.

This is the official companion book to the popular PBS television series Great Lodges, and the second volume in Christine Barnes s popular Great Lodges of the National Parks series. Volume Two contains stunning contemporary photographs of the exteriors and interiors as well as historic photographs of these ever popular buildings.

From the grand resorts such as the Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park and the Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley National Park to the classic lake lodges such as Lake Crescent and Lake Quinault Lodges in Olympic National Park to the new visions such as Volcano House in Hawai i Volcanoes National Park and the Glacier Bay Lodge in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, this stunningly illustrated and meticulously researched volume offers new insights into these historic landmarks and the scenic American landscapes where they are located.

This beautiful 176-page full-color book will transport the reader to recall past vacations and inspire future travels and adventures to these magnificent locations in our national parks.

Author: Christine Barnes
Hardcover:  176 pages Illustrated
Company: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.  (2008-07-01)
ISBN: 0882407376
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Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns, 20th Edition
Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns, 20th Edition A certificate for ONE FREE NIGHT on your next visit to any inn listed in this guide. A value of $50.00 to $650.00. An easy-to-use reference to carefully selected participating inns. Detailed listings of inns in all 50 states and Canada. State maps locating each inn. More than 300 illustrations. Index of inns with special significance, such as inns in lighthouses, former school houses, and Safari type inns.

Author: Deborah Edwards Sakach
Paperback:  376 pages
Company: American Historic Inns  (2008-09-01)
ISBN: 1888050055
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Historic Hotels of America
128 quality hotels of historic architecture and ambience, a diverse collection ranging from 10 room to 960 room properties and from small-town inns to downtown hotels. (more...)

Historic Hotels of Europe, Historic Hotels of America
Historic Hotels of America has partnered with Historic Hotels of Europe, a group of 17 hotel companies across the continent, whose members share the historic character and ambiance ... (more...)

Home ? Historic Hotels
A collection of unique historic hotels in the Rocky Mountain time zone from Canada to New Mexico. Offers fine dining, conference/ banquet facilities, near national parks and unique ... (more...)
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Historic Hotels Member Portal
HistoricHotels.Net is a portal website developed exclusively for HistoricHotels member hotels and resorts that provides online access to information on a variety of HistoricHotels ... (more...)

Historic Hotels of Texas: A Traveler's Guide by Liz Carmack
Historic Hotels of Texas: A Traveler s Guide is a comprehensive guide detailing more than 60 operating historic hotels across Texas. (more...)

Historic Hotels of the Benelux
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Historic Hotels of the Benelux
Historic Hotels of the Benelux ... H ISTORIC H OTELS: G IFT S HOP: R ESERVATIONS: Each of the hotels you will find on this site is housed in a building of special historical and/or ... (more...)

Historic Hotels of Europe
Historic Hotels of Europe. As Europe becomes a tangible reality, the "Historic Hotels of Europe" lets you explore the nooks and crannies of Europe, discovering the originality, the ... (more...)

Historic hotels - Hotels.be: Find a hotel at the best prices.
Hotels.be offers the best prices for hotels in Belgium and abroad. Your advantages: lowest rates, no reservation fees, payment at the hotel, no cancellation fee. (more...)

Historic Sussex Hotels | Home
Historic Sussex Hotels luxurious accommodation with Wedding and Conference facilities. Exceptional Food, relaxing Spa Treatments and gym memberships. Close to Goodwood Horseracing ... (more...)

Resolved Question: Why won't the media just call a spade a spade?
The obfuscation that characterized much of the early reporting on Mumbai is partially to blame. Watching a number of television reporters go through visible pains not to use the word "terrorist" to describe a four-day reign of terror that would eventually kill more than 170 people and injure hundreds was a surreal spectacle. Initial articles described "militants," "gunmen," and "extremists," but rarely terrorists, and rarer still, Islamic terrorists. So-called experts prattled on vaguely about the perpetrators' motivations, as if the ideology fueling a group called the Deccan Mujahedeen was a complete and utter mystery. ("Deccan" refers to a historic Islamic claim on the Deccan Plateau, the territory which stretches between Mumbai and Hyderabad, while "mujahedeen" are Muslim fighters engaged in jihad.) Links to the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba added further confirmation and yet still, many of the talking heads remained stubbornly ambiguous. Indeed, the attack was largely presented as if it were occurring in a vacuum. Perhaps they were taking a cue from last year's Departments of State and Homeland Security internal memorandum forbidding employees from using Islam-specific terminology to discuss Islamic terrorism or the British politicians who earlier this year adopted the phrase "anti-Islamic activity" to describe terrorism by Islamic extremists. In any case, Orwell would have been proud. When it was learned that the terrorists had attacked a Chabad center in Mumbai, the only specific target other than hotels and restaurants catering to Western tourists and wealthy Indians, the coverage become stranger still. No context was provided for the torture and murder of the Chabad Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, his wife, Rivka, and four other Jews, although it was obvious why they were targeted. The Holtzberg's surviving toddler son, Moshe, who was rescued by his Indian nanny, was certainly not the first Jewish child orphaned by Islamic terrorism. No connection was made to the virulent anti-Semitism fueling jihadist ideology. Nor to the Nazi-like propaganda promulgated throughout the Muslim world and fed to children so that they too will grow up to hate Jews, whether Israeli or not. Similarly unexamined were the implications of the terrorists' barbarism. Witnesses described victims being lined up and shot execution-style and terrorists spraying bullets indiscriminately into crowds of men, women and children. Some survived by feigning death for hours under the weight of countless dead bodies. If not for the heroism of the hotel and restaurant staff, as well as others who rose to the occasion, more lives would have been lost. But lacking analysis, these horrific details were soon forgotten. Is it any wonder that the world no longer grasps the utter depravity and cruelty of the formidable opponent it's facing? This is the same enemy who held hostage and slaughtered Russian children in Beslan; who lobs rockets at schools, uses women and children as human shields, preys upon the weakest in their own societies - women and children - to mold them into suicide bombers, targets mosques and plans attacks on Muslim holidays, murders school teachers and aid workers, commits beheadings, hangings, stonings and honor killings, puts children and pregnant women into car bombs so they can more easily pass through checkpoints, indiscriminately targets civilians the world over, and who seeks to squelch all human achievement and progress. Should not this grave threat to human rights be called what it is? Should not the world rally against this cancer within its midst and spare no expense or effort to stop it from metastasizing? Should not human rights groups make defeating this ideology its chief priority? Should not women's groups make the oppression of Muslim women, both within and without the Muslim world, its first priority? Should not gay rights groups turn their attention to the hangings of young men across the Muslim world? Should not Jewish groups condemn the hateful, anti-Semitic propaganda that is brainwashing Muslim youth? (more...)

Resolved Question: How many of these things have you done?!?!?!?
1. Set foot on each of the seven continents. Antarctica might be a tough one, but once you?ve reached all seven you can truly call yourself a world traveler. 2. Cross a country on a bicycle. A bicycle tour takes some planning, but it beats being separated from a country though a passenger-side window. 3. Ride something bigger than a horse. Trekking through the jungle on the back of a two story tall elephant will surely be something you remember forever. 4. Live like a local for a month. The experience of visiting native peoples will give you way more insight into another way of life than two years hopping from one backpacker ghetto to the next. 5. Visit a ?real? blues bar in Chicago. What better way to leave music?s commercialism behind and find the soul of the blues? 6. Learn another language. This is definitely a weighty and time-consuming proposition, but there are plenty of resources out there to ease the process. 7. Go heli-skiing. The access to snow and terrain via heli is different (read: better) that anything else you?ll ever experience. 8. Travel India by train. With its extensive rail network, this mode of transport is the best way to see one of the world?s most colorful and diverse countries. 9. Climb one of the world?s Seven Summits. Climbing mountains is not for the faint-hearted, but everyone has had a dream of standing atop one. 10. Dive with a whale shark. Swimming with these gentle giants is among the most powerful wilderness experiences in the world. 11. Participate in a Carnival parade in Brazil. You haven?t had a good night out until you?ve been to the biggest party in a nation of big parties. 12. Dance Tango in Argentina. 13. Surf. It?s not about being a ripper but just catching waves. 14. SCUBA in the Great Barrier Reef. The largest coral reef in the world is a must for dive enthusiasts. It is the world?s most unique aquatic environment. 15. Publish an article about your travels. Part of traveling is sharing your experiences with others. Plus, getting published might be easier than you think. Photo by Creative Corners 16. Volunteer abroad for a month. 17. Follow in the footsteps of your favorite travel book. What better guide than a book that inspired you to travel in the first place? 18. Take a bush plane ride into Africa?s interior. These lightly visited regions are filled with unique cultures and diverse wildlife. 19. Cross a glacier on foot. Traversing these fast-disappearing natural wonders is an adventure that future generations might not be able to experience. 20. Visit the source of one of the world?s great rivers. Great rivers, like the Nile, have humble beginnings. 21. Climb an active volcano. 22. Buy a boat and learn to sail. Before the Brothers Wright, everyone traveled by wind power. It?s still the most sustainable way to travel there is. 23. Follow your food from field to table. Most people in the world still eat what they have picked with their own hands. Why not get back to these basics? 24. Bathe in the Ganges. What better way to experience the spiritual heart of India? 25. Travel around the world. Sure, you could do this without ever setting foot outside of planes and airports, but few people ever truly traverse the entire globe. Round the world tickets are great for budget-minded wanderers. Photo by James Dorsey 26. Photograph an endangered species. Aside from an image you can keep for a lifetime, it will remind you, and others, how fragile life can be. 27. Participate in Burning Man . As they say: ?Trying to explain Burning Man to someone who has never been is like trying to explain color to a blind person.? 28. Spend 24 hours alone in the jungle. 29. Learn how to make a national dish. What is the one and only thing that everyone has in common? Eating. 30. Teach English in a foreign country. Sure, it?s a way to fund your travels, but also the experience of a lifetime. 31. Attend a music festival in another country. 32. Cross a country using only public transportation. See a country the way most of its people do: from the window of a bus, train, or ferry. 33. Spend the night in a storied/historic hotel. You might not even have to leave town to experience a night of classic atmosphere. 34. Attend the Olympics. Whatever you say about the commercialism of the Olympic Games, they are one of the biggest events on the planet. 35. Meet your favorite (living) travel writer. They?ve inspired you; now thank them for it. 36. Travel to Germany to experience Love Parade. It?s one of the biggest festivals, attendance-wise, on the planet. Photo by astropixie 37. Partake in a Japanese Tea Ceremony. This timeless tradition is at the heart of Japanese culture. 38. Join a caravan in the Sahara. See how people can thrive in one of the world?s harshest environments. 39. Go to Oktoberfest. The meeting of over 6 million beer afficionados and dr Right noe Nikole is in the lead! How about these? 40. Stand at the North or South Pole. 41. Be in the stands when two rival South American club teams play each other in soccer. Soccer (sorry, football) is a passion for most of the world?s population. 42. Visit the birthplace or gravesite of a cultural icon. Could be Che Guevara or Picasso or Levi Strauss or the guy who invented widgets; anyone you think is important. 43. Find your version of ?The Beach.? One of the best travel books ever inspired a generation of backpackers. Why not find your own version of untouched paradise? 44. Enjoy a freshly rolled cigar in Cuba. Taste a hand rolled specialty close to its source. 45. Visit every capital city in Europe. The crowded continent is full of beautiful architecture and diverse cultures. 46. Watch an orchestral performance in Vienna. Photo by Nickmunstr 47. Skydive. It is the ultimate thrill, unless you add a wingsuit, and actually fly. 48. Bike the Pacific Coast Highway. and these 49. Shake hands with someone who has truly changed a country. 50. Participate in the world?s biggest water fight during Thailand?s New Year?s festivities (Songkran). Nikole is in the lead with 9 NIKOLE IS STILL IN THE LEAD WITH 9! COME ON GUYS!!! oghma2006 and Nikole are in the lead with 9!!! If future President really did do all that he will be in the lead-but I'll ask him this first- How did you accomplish it all-there isn't enough time! I will be back in 10 minutes! Come on Guys! i am back & thx for the info Phil P oghma2006 and Nikole are in the lead with 9! Come on guys! Somebody has now taken the lead! (more...)
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Resolved Question: Mount Pleasant Area in Charleston, SC?
I am going to a conference held in downtown Charleston (historic district). I am unable to pay the exorbitant rates the downtown boutique hotels want. I am wondering if the Mount Pleasant/Patriots Point is a good alternative? Specifically, I was looking at Days Inn, Red Roof, and Extended Stay Mount Pleasant locations. Is there public transport to downtown? Is this better than North Charleston? Thank you. (more...)

Resolved Question: Should a rebuilt Taj reflect its old historic legacy or a new spirit of modern age?
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Resolved Question: Getting married in castle any decoration ideas etc?
Hi im getting married in a church which is outside a very large old castle in Northern Ireland. (will have photos taken outside castle and around the harbour) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/images/schama_carrickfergus_castle.jpg Then we are having a reception in a hotel which (the part we having the meal) is part castle. we are not having a castle theme but has anyone ides on decorations which would make it obvious we are in part of an old historic castle/building (for the sake of the photography indoors) im thinking tall candles .........any other suggestions??????? i so cant think of any dont think it matters but our colours are : tiffany blue white and silver pictures of castle: http://images.activehotels.com/images/hotel/max300/106/1063321.jpg http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hastingshotels.com/images/galleryUploads/small/_b_Ballygally_Castle_reception.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hastingshotels.com/ballygally/photogallery.htm&usg=__s-O_vJ3gOi98ZhloN2j2v5LeGlY=&h=85&w=115&sz=7&hl=en&start=148&um=1&tbnid=SpwbG64RQoe8EM:&tbnh=64&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dballygally%2Bcastle%26start%3D147%26ndsp%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN (more...)

Resolved Question: I need a Catchy/Classy Restaurant Name?
This restaurant sits on the top of a Historic Hotel, right now it is referred to as the rooftop terrace, but another name is desired. It is fancy, but affordable, with beautiful views of the Delta. It is in Northern California. I put this in Polls & Survey's because the crowd here is very clever. (more...)

Resolved Question: Why We Experience Peace From Nature?
I have recently come to realize that we humans have a deep and undeniable connection with nature. Look around your house and you will most likely find plates with fruits on them, drapes and rugs with leaves and vines, napkins and tissue boxes with flowers. Some of you probably have wood cabinets and dressers. You will find references to nature everywhere. Look out you window and you most likely have some sort of landscaping. Your family pays money to plant and maintain trees, grass, bushes, mulch, rocks, all of which are different forms of nature. Now why is this? Why do we have this connection with nature? How are we connected? Why? Initially I thought that it might be a connection with plants, and that the answer was more scientific than psychological and philosophical. I thought that since we needed plants to live, and they needed us, we had developed a sort of underlying attraction. But then I began to have second thoughts as I realized we were attracted to more than just plants. Why do some restaurants put fish tanks in their lobbies when they don?t want fish? Why do some hotels have small waterfalls, fountains, and decorative pools? Things like the ocean, clouds, the sky, the sound of insects, rain, thunder, waterfalls, fish, birds, the sun, the moon, the stars, all aspects of nature, all things we are attracted to, and have incorporated into our society and our culture. Why? Why is it that we have such an appreciation and love for the beauty of nature? From a poetic artistic approach, I would say that those things possess the one element of life we desire most, peace and harmony, that all of nature flows together seamlessly without conflict, and we envy it. Unlike us humans who seem to spread and consume everything of value, animals balance themselves. Animals never reproduce more than their environment can sustain, and they make know graduated effort to expand. Plants all function together, along with water, in perfect harmony, never in conflict with each other. Is that why we have made them such a large part of our society? From a historic approach I would say our attraction to nature is a remnant of our ancestors, who continually lived in interaction with nature, and were constantly aware of how dependant upon nature they were. I would say that today, our incorporation of nature is simply left over from past years, and in reality it is declining, as is exhibited by the large amount of deforestation, disrespect for plant life, and increased harvesting of fish and other animals. So could we say that as we progress, interaction with plants will regress? From a scientific perspective I would say that our brains have programmed us to desire nature so that we will live in close proximity with plants around us, because there are necessary for life. It is the same thing with water, we think lakes and rivers are appealing, but could that be a result of biological adaptation to insure that we seek out fresh water? These are all potential possibilities. Each theory has an essence of truth. From a philosophical standpoint, they are equally important in understanding why we need and want nature. These theories combined comprise the answer of what nature is to us. However, I thought, ?What I have identified is correct, however, something is wrong, if we need nature so much, why do we destroy it? If we need it so much, how have we coped with the lack of it?? This is why nature is so prevalent in our art and architecture. Like being hungry for food, we are hungry for nature. Our brains tell us that we need it, but we have destroyed it, so what have we done to cope with this craving? We have created a pseudo nature. The brain sees the reincarnation of plants and nature in our plates, and landscaping, and drapes, and pictures, and pottery, and it fulfills our craving. This is why we feel relaxation and harmony and peace when we experience nature. We are so hungry, we have that constant irritation, but when we experience it, our hunger goes away. No longer are we struggling and fighting. We feel the flow of living with nature, of fulfilling our craving. I understand that this may be a bit confusing, because I am very tired as I write this, but I needed to write it down. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, and I will be happy to answer them. (more...)

Voting Question: Please please Help! El Jardin Hotel, Brownsville Texas?
I am looking for old pictures of the El Jardin Hotel located in Brownsville Texas... Im looking for historic pictures please help ... I'm working on a book about the History of the El Jardin Hotel so any stories or events such as weddings and meetings that took place in the hotel would be awesome!! please email me kavayete@yahoo.com (more...)

Resolved Question: Mitch Mitchell, the drummer and the last surviving member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience has died?
Here's what the article said: Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61. Mitchell was a powerful force on the Hendrix band's 1967 debut album "Are You Experienced?" as well as the trio's albums "Electric Ladyland" and "Axis: Bold As Love." He had an explosive drumming style that can be heard in hard-charging songs such as "Fire" and "Manic Depression." The Englishman had been drumming for the Experience Hendrix Tour, which performed Friday in Portland. It was the last stop on the West Coast part of the tour. Hendrix died in 1970. Bass player Noel Redding died in 2003. An employee at Portland's Benson Hotel called police after discovering Mitchell's body. Erin Patrick, a deputy medical examiner, said Mitchell apparently died of natural causes. An autopsy was planned. "He was a wonderful man, a brilliant musician and a true friend," said Janie Hendrix, chief executive of the Experience Hendrix Tour and Jimi Hendrix' stepsister. "His role in shaping the sound of the Jimi Hendrix Experience cannot be underestimated." Bob Merlis, a spokesman for the tour, said Mitchell had stayed in Portland for a four-day vacation and planned to leave Wednesday. "It was a devastating surprise," Merlis said. "Nobody drummed like he did." He said he saw Mitchell perform two weeks ago in Los Angeles, and the drummer appeared to be healthy and upbeat. Merlis said the tour was designed to bring together veteran musicians who had known Hendrix ? like Mitchell ? and younger artists, such as Grammy-nominated winner Jonny Lang, who have been influenced by him. Blues-rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who is 31 and was part of the tour, said Mitchell was to the drums what Hendrix was to the guitar. "Today many of us have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a rock n' roll hero," he said. The classic rock world is losing her heroes. From Rick Wright to Mitch Mitchell, hopefully we don't continue to lose these amazing and historic musicians, at least for a long time. RIP Mitch Mitchell. You will be missed. What's your favorite Jimi Hendrix Experience song? (more...)

Resolved Question: what is a historic hotel?
how is it different from the other types of hotel? (more...)