Today's Theme Day: 'Statues'...

Here is a statue proposed by G@tto as an outsider...
[PPG doesn't belong to the CityDailyPhoto community].

Question : who is this guy who pointedly ignores the triumphant attitude
of the 'Genius of the Bastille'?



Who knows the Answer ?
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it's Labor Day, so don't miss
the traditional Paris' "Manif du 1er mai"
recorded by Roswita [click]...

One more statue, on Place de la République...

[Photo: Roswital
Detail of one of the three statues adorning the base of the Morice brothers' monument
[bronze, 1883] and illustrating the motto 'Liberté Egalité Fraternité'.
Monsieur le Chat, ensconced in the lap of sister Fraternity, is preparing
to start the demonstration.
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Mulatu Astatke, for a special Music Time

'Cha Cha'

[micmic1431968]

'Yekermo Sew'

[KissMyRocks]
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Earth Day 2010

We don't want to destroy our house,
our garden or our pets... Do we ?
I won't.

40 years now since mankind has realized the need to respect the planet,
but the journey is still long...


[earthweek1970]
Original broadcast of CBS News Special Report with Walter Cronkite
about the first Earth Day, in 1970. Also known as Earth Week 1970.

* How to go Green with Instructables... click here !

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Maison['s] Windows on Le Mur...

Plenty of windows are going to light up the April nights...

Le Mur # 69 - Anne Laure Maison [Tableau d'Intimités, Paris] - April 17/2010
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Volcanic ash blocks air traffic...

In France, the three main airports in Paris decided to allow inbound flights
to land between 12 and 4 p.m. But no takeoffs were permitted, and other
airports in northern France remained until at least 8 p.m. local time.
(LA Times/Henry Chu from London, 6:33am).


[egillalmar]

The volcanic activity in Eyjafjallajokull, located on the southern
tip of Iceland, started on December 2009, when earthquakes and
ground deformation were recorded in its area by seismic devices.
The April 14 eruption sent volcanic ash as high as 36,000 feet.



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Expected path of cloud...
[BBC]


How an Icelandic Volcano Shut Down Europe's Airspace
[Spieget Intl]

The science behind the many seismic headlines.
[Times Online]

35 top images from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano
over the past few days - April 19, 2010.

[Click to go]
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