Podcasts about Alhambra

In questo episodio parliamo dell'impero arabo, ripercorrendone velocemente le origini storiche e la straordinaria espansione in Asia, Africa ed Europa. Ragioniamo sulla precarietà degli Stati cristiani nell'alto Medioevo, stretti in una morsa d'acciaio ad ovest e ad est, per cui l'Europa appare all'epoca come una fortezza assediata, che confidi per la propria salvezza nella resistenza di due bastioni difensivi: l'impero bizantino ad oriente, e l'impero carolingio ad occidente. Raccontiamo poi la naturale tendenza dell'impero arabo a segmentarsi in più califfati facenti capo a differenti dinastie, per poi registrare come l'etnia araba, inizialmente dominante, finisca per cedere il passo ai Turchi Selgiuchidi, popolo islamizzato conquistato secoli prima, per molto tempo fornitore di buoni mercenari, ed infine nuova cabina di regia di un impero non più arabo ma islamico. Questa storia serve a porre le basi per comprendere come gli ostacoli frapposti dai Selgiuchidi alla pratica cristiana del pellegrinaggio costituiscano una delle cause del fenomeno delle crociate. In copertina: Granada, l'Alhambra, la fontana dei leoni --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stefano-dambrosio5/message

Welcome to "Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner", hosted by Kurt Cross.  Each episode, we will take you into the world of DMV sports & beyond.  You can expect WCAC talk, the national sports scene and more.  You'll get riveting content, behind-the-scenes perspective, straight talk and ... two guys who are coaches, fathers & sports lovers.  This week, we tackle...     •Thanksgiving     •Coach Turner uncovers a potential issue for Washington, DC sports     •The Hunter Dickinson impact     •What MUST The Colorado Buffaloes do in the offseason  Advertising & sponsorship opportunities are available.  Don't forget to join us on social and spread the word.  IG @coachturnerpodcastFB @Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner Hosted By Kurt CrossSteve Turner - Coach Turner is a 25 year veteran in the DMV sports scene.  As the Head Coach of Gonzaga College High School's men's basketball program in Washington, DC, Coach Turner has been named Gatorade National Coach Of The Year, USA Basketball Asst. Coach, Nike Hoops Summit Head Coach, Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year & more.  Winning four WCAC titles, two DCSSAA titles & four Alhambra titles, Coach Turner is among the most respected names in the national basketball coaching ranks.Kurt Cross - Your host Kurt Cross is a 35+ year veteran in the broadcast & entertainment scene.  As a career DJ & , Kurt has traveled more than half the U.S. producing events.  Behind the mic & in the studio, he has called PxP, color commentary and arena announcing/hosting for high schools, Division I & III athletics and professional sports.  Having produced more than 1,000 podcasts & virtual events, his efforts include work with NatGeo, Disney and many more.Support the showSupport the show

In today's clip, Los Angeles graffiti legend Man One C.O.I. talks about moving from East Los Angeles to Alhambra at a young age. He also tells us what his early life was like in the new city and attending school where he displays early signs of talent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-castro63/support

Welcome to "Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner", hosted by Kurt Cross.  Each episode, we will take you into the world of DMV sports & beyond.  You can expect WCAC talk, the national sports scene and more.  You'll get riveting content, behind-the-scenes perspective, straight talk and ... two guys who are coaches, fathers & sports lovers.  This week, we tackle...     •Is James Harden "That Guy"     •How The Commanders positioned themselves for future success     •Who is Kurt kicking out of L.A.?  Advertising & sponsorship opportunities are available.  Don't forget to join us on social and spread the word.  IG @coachturnerpodcastFB @Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner Hosted By Kurt CrossSteve Turner - Coach Turner is a 25 year veteran in the DMV sports scene.  As the Head Coach of Gonzaga College High School's men's basketball program in Washington, DC, Coach Turner has been named Gatorade National Coach Of The Year, USA Basketball Asst. Coach, Nike Hoops Summit Head Coach, Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year & more.  Winning four WCAC titles, two DCSSAA titles & four Alhambra titles, Coach Turner is among the most respected names in the national basketball coaching ranks.Kurt Cross - Your host Kurt Cross is a 35+ year veteran in the broadcast & entertainment scene.  As a career DJ & , Kurt has traveled more than half the U.S. producing events.  Behind the mic & in the studio, he has called PxP, color commentary and arena announcing/hosting for high schools, Division I & III athletics and professional sports.  Having produced more than 1,000 podcasts & virtual events, his efforts include work with NatGeo, Disney and many more.Support the showSupport the show

"Yol Əhvalatı"nda qonaq olan Vəfa İsazadə Qranadada portağal ağaclarının zəhərli olmasından, alış-veriş üçün Sevilyanın əla şəhər olmasından, Budapeşt və Macarıstanda başına gələn maraqlı hadisələrdən, Vyananın bahalı şəhər olmasından bəsh edib.

En este conmovedor relato del escritor español Julián Gállego en su obra "Nuevos cuentos de la Alhambra", se narra la historia de un soldado que, a través de un acto de caridad hacia una anciana, se enfrenta a una sorprendente y decepcionante recompensa. A medida que el soldado enfrenta diversos obstáculos, el cuento explora el concepto de recompensa y servicio, recordándonos la importancia de realizar nuestras acciones con generosidad y dedicación, sin esperar gratificaciones terrenales inmediatas.

Informativo de primera hora de la mañana, en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. Hoy se cumplen 616 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es viernes 3 de noviembre de 2023. Buenos días Ucrania, Gaza e Israel. Día Internacional de las Reservas de la Biosfera. La UNESCO proclamó el 3 de noviembre como Día Internacional de las Reservas de la Biósfera, con la finalidad de destacar la importancia de estos espacios naturales en la conservación de los ecosistemas y la biodiversidad, promoviendo la investigación, el desarrollo sostenible y la toma de decisiones sobre el cuidado del medio ambiente. Las Reservas de la Biósfera son aquellos espacios del planeta que poseen recursos naturales que representan la diversidad de hábitats, albergando una amplia variedad de ecosistemas y de biodiversidad: bosques tropicales húmedos, tundras, bosques templados, desiertos árticos, bosques boreales, bosques pluviales subtropicales, entre otros espacios. Son reconocidos internacionalmente, manteniendo su soberanía en cada país. Poseen un invaluable interés científico, biológico, ecológico y cultural, promoviendo la investigación, educación y el intercambio de experiencias. Asimismo, el mantenimiento de estos espacios naturales contribuye al crecimiento de las economías locales. 1820: Cuenca se independiza violentamente de España. Tal día como hoy, un 3 de Noviembre del año 1883, Antonio Gaudí recibió el encargo de continuar con la construcción del Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia de Barcelona. La obra maestra del arquitecto modernista todavía se encuentra en construcción. No obstante, esto no impide que sea uno de los monumentos más visitados de España, junto al Museo del Prado y la Alhambra de Granada. 1906.- El psiquiatra alemán Alois Alzheimer presenta a la comunidad médica "un proceso patológico grave de la corteza cerebral", considerado la primera descripción de la demencia tipo alzheimer. 1911: La marca automotriz Chevrolet ingresa en el mercado, tomándose esta fecha como la de su fundación. 1943.- El Gobierno español ordena la repatriación de la División Azul, una unidad de voluntarios españoles formada para luchar contra la Unión Soviética durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Mucho tiempo después, en 1957, la Unión Soviética puso en órbita el Sputnik 2, que llevó a bordo a la famosa perra Laika. Esta se convirtió en el primer ser vivo terrestre en orbitar la Tierra. Lamentablemente, falleció cinco horas después del despegue, a causa del estrés y el sobrecalentamiento de la cápsula. 1958.- Se inaugura en París la sede de la ONU para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO). 1998.- Se inaugura en Estrasburgo (Francia) el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos (TEDH). 1999: El juez español Baltasar Garzón procesa a 98 militares argentinos por las desapariciones ocurridas durante el Régimen Militar de Chile. 2000: En el espacio comienza a funcionar la Estación Espacial Internacional. 2010.- En Estados Unidos, el estudio de Hollywood Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) se declara oficialmente en bancarrota. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. Santoral para hoy 3 de noviembre: santos Martín de Porres, Pedro Armengol y Huberto. Santa Silvia. Amnistía Internacional y Human Rights Watch acusan a Israel de utilizar munición con fósforo blanco. Putin saca a Rusia del tratado que prohíbe los ensayos nucleares. Aragonès, tras el pacto de ERC y PSOE sobre la amnistía: "Es hora de avanzar hacia el referéndum". PSOE y ERC pactan un relato acrítico del 'procés' y el perdón de 15.000 millones de deuda a Cataluña El ministro de la Presidencia y el líder de Esquerra sellan su acuerdo, que introduce un factor de presión sobre Junts. La no bajada del IGIC enfrenta a Gobierno y oposición con acusaciones de engaño en el Parlamento canario. No solo no se ha reducido este impuesto sino que se ha subido para determinados productos, lo que ha alimentado las críticas de PSOE y NC, mientras el Ejecutivo se escuda en la “incertidumbre institucional”. Clases 'online' y jornadas más cortas en el protocolo educativo ante las olas de calor. La Consejería tiene listo el borrador del documento que pasará a Sanidad y a Seguridad y Emergencias. También trabaja en un «libro digital» para conocer el estado de los centros Q. La marcha del turismo extranjero hasta septiembre hace prever que Canarias pueda superar las llegadas de 2022 e incluso 2019. Las Islas deben recibir más de 3,3 millones de extranjeros en el último trimestre, temporada alta, para superar los umbrales de esos años; con la mayor llegada de peninsulares, es posible mejorar el dato global de 2019, año prepandémico. Ni 'brexit' ni inflación: un cuarto de millón de plazas más que el invierno pasado para el turismo británico. Las aerolíneas ofertan 2,8 millones de asientos para las vacaciones en Canarias de los ciudadanos de Reino Unido. Octubre marca el récord de llegadas de inmigrantes a Canarias: 14.976 personas en sólo un mes 30.705 han llegado en lo que va de año, cerca de superar los de la 'crisis de los cayucos en 2006'. El máximo histórico registrado en 2006, cuando arribaron 31.678 personas en todo el año. La Audiencia Nacional anula el cese del coronel de Santa Cruz de Tenerife implicado en el caso Cuarteles. Considera que la decisión del Ministerio del Interior no está “suficientemente motivada”. Un día como hoy pero en 1987.- El cantautor británico George Michael publica "Faith" su primer álbum de estudio tras separarse del dúo Wham que formó hasta 1986 con Andrew Ridgeley.

Programa de actualidad con información, formación y entretenimiento conectando directamente con los oyentes en La Diez Capital radio. Dirigido y presentado por Miguel Ángel González Suárez. www.ladiez.es - Informativo de primera hora de la mañana, en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. Hoy se cumplen 616 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es viernes 3 de noviembre de 2023. Buenos días Ucrania, Gaza e Israel. Día Internacional de las Reservas de la Biosfera. La UNESCO proclamó el 3 de noviembre como Día Internacional de las Reservas de la Biósfera, con la finalidad de destacar la importancia de estos espacios naturales en la conservación de los ecosistemas y la biodiversidad, promoviendo la investigación, el desarrollo sostenible y la toma de decisiones sobre el cuidado del medio ambiente. Las Reservas de la Biósfera son aquellos espacios del planeta que poseen recursos naturales que representan la diversidad de hábitats, albergando una amplia variedad de ecosistemas y de biodiversidad: bosques tropicales húmedos, tundras, bosques templados, desiertos árticos, bosques boreales, bosques pluviales subtropicales, entre otros espacios. Son reconocidos internacionalmente, manteniendo su soberanía en cada país. Poseen un invaluable interés científico, biológico, ecológico y cultural, promoviendo la investigación, educación y el intercambio de experiencias. Asimismo, el mantenimiento de estos espacios naturales contribuye al crecimiento de las economías locales. 1820: Cuenca se independiza violentamente de España. Tal día como hoy, un 3 de Noviembre del año 1883, Antonio Gaudí recibió el encargo de continuar con la construcción del Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia de Barcelona. La obra maestra del arquitecto modernista todavía se encuentra en construcción. No obstante, esto no impide que sea uno de los monumentos más visitados de España, junto al Museo del Prado y la Alhambra de Granada. 1906.- El psiquiatra alemán Alois Alzheimer presenta a la comunidad médica "un proceso patológico grave de la corteza cerebral", considerado la primera descripción de la demencia tipo alzheimer. 1911: La marca automotriz Chevrolet ingresa en el mercado, tomándose esta fecha como la de su fundación. 1943.- El Gobierno español ordena la repatriación de la División Azul, una unidad de voluntarios españoles formada para luchar contra la Unión Soviética durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Mucho tiempo después, en 1957, la Unión Soviética puso en órbita el Sputnik 2, que llevó a bordo a la famosa perra Laika. Esta se convirtió en el primer ser vivo terrestre en orbitar la Tierra. Lamentablemente, falleció cinco horas después del despegue, a causa del estrés y el sobrecalentamiento de la cápsula. 1958.- Se inaugura en París la sede de la ONU para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO). 1998.- Se inaugura en Estrasburgo (Francia) el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos (TEDH). 1999: El juez español Baltasar Garzón procesa a 98 militares argentinos por las desapariciones ocurridas durante el Régimen Militar de Chile. 2000: En el espacio comienza a funcionar la Estación Espacial Internacional. 2010.- En Estados Unidos, el estudio de Hollywood Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) se declara oficialmente en bancarrota. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. Santoral para hoy 3 de noviembre: santos Martín de Porres, Pedro Armengol y Huberto. Santa Silvia. Amnistía Internacional y Human Rights Watch acusan a Israel de utilizar munición con fósforo blanco. Putin saca a Rusia del tratado que prohíbe los ensayos nucleares. Aragonès, tras el pacto de ERC y PSOE sobre la amnistía: "Es hora de avanzar hacia el referéndum". PSOE y ERC pactan un relato acrítico del 'procés' y el perdón de 15.000 millones de deuda a Cataluña El ministro de la Presidencia y el líder de Esquerra sellan su acuerdo, que introduce un factor de presión sobre Junts. La no bajada del IGIC enfrenta a Gobierno y oposición con acusaciones de engaño en el Parlamento canario. No solo no se ha reducido este impuesto sino que se ha subido para determinados productos, lo que ha alimentado las críticas de PSOE y NC, mientras el Ejecutivo se escuda en la “incertidumbre institucional”. Clases 'online' y jornadas más cortas en el protocolo educativo ante las olas de calor. La Consejería tiene listo el borrador del documento que pasará a Sanidad y a Seguridad y Emergencias. También trabaja en un «libro digital» para conocer el estado de los centros Q. La marcha del turismo extranjero hasta septiembre hace prever que Canarias pueda superar las llegadas de 2022 e incluso 2019. Las Islas deben recibir más de 3,3 millones de extranjeros en el último trimestre, temporada alta, para superar los umbrales de esos años; con la mayor llegada de peninsulares, es posible mejorar el dato global de 2019, año prepandémico. Ni 'brexit' ni inflación: un cuarto de millón de plazas más que el invierno pasado para el turismo británico. Las aerolíneas ofertan 2,8 millones de asientos para las vacaciones en Canarias de los ciudadanos de Reino Unido. Octubre marca el récord de llegadas de inmigrantes a Canarias: 14.976 personas en sólo un mes 30.705 han llegado en lo que va de año, cerca de superar los de la 'crisis de los cayucos en 2006'. El máximo histórico registrado en 2006, cuando arribaron 31.678 personas en todo el año. La Audiencia Nacional anula el cese del coronel de Santa Cruz de Tenerife implicado en el caso Cuarteles. Considera que la decisión del Ministerio del Interior no está “suficientemente motivada”. Un día como hoy pero en 1987.- El cantautor británico George Michael publica "Faith" su primer álbum de estudio tras separarse del dúo Wham que formó hasta 1986 con Andrew Ridgeley. - Sección de actualidad con mucho sentido de Humor inteligente en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital radio con el periodista socarrón y palmero, José Juan Pérez Capote, El Nº 1. - Sección de actualidad informativa con Pepe Rodríguez, director de Capital radio Gran Canaria. La amnistía, CC apoyara a Pedro Sánchez? Universidades, regata y UD. Las Palmas. - Hoy en nuestro programa el Remate de La Diez Capital radio entrevistamos a Sergio David Hernández, propietario de la empresa Bonadea y Vicepresidente de la asociación de conservación de cetáceos de Tenerife. - Hoy en nuestro programa el Remate de La Diez Capital radio entrevistamos a Javier Almunia, Director de Loro Parque Fundación. Canarias y la Macaronesia son un paraíso para los mamíferos marinos gracias a su estratégica situación geográfica. Prueba de ello es que somos un punto caliente de biodiversidad de cetáceos a nivel mundial, albergando el 85% de las especies de ballenas y delfines presentes en todo el océano Atlántico Norte. Loro Parque Fundación, como uno de los líderes en la preservación de la flora y la fauna de las Islas, promueve la creación de un Área Marina Protegida para la protección de la biodiversidad marina de la Macaronesia, en un esfuerzo internacional para el uso sostenible de los recursos de los océanos. El Área Marina Protegida brinda refugio a los animales de la zona ante las amenazas a las que se enfrentan, en gran parte, provocadas por la acción humana. Asimismo, estos lugares pueden servir como fuente de conocimientos para la investigación. Un proyecto que lleva más de 40 años de trayectoria y que ha recibido el apoyo institucional del Parlamento de Canarias, un hito trascendental para la puesta en marcha de esta iniciativa, que busca proteger a los cetáceos de los múltiples peligros a los que se enfrentan en las aguas de la región. - Sección en La Diez Capital radio con la periodista y corresponsal de la televisión Brasileña en España, Cleo Costa. Hoy conocemos más a fondo el municipio de Talavera de la Reina.

This was certainly an episode with a difference - we begin in a Natural History Museum packed with 4,000 taxidermy animals! The Woodland Trust site and museum now share space once owned by the famous Rothschild family who collected stuffed species, as well as live exotic animals that roamed the park. We tour Tring Park's fascinating historic features, from the avenue named after visitor Charles II to the huge stone monument rumoured to be for his famous mistress. Beneath autumn-coloured boughs, we also learn how young lime trees grown from the centuries-old lime avenue will continue the site's history, how cows help manage important chalk grassland and the vital role of veteran trees and deadwood in the healthy ecosystem. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk Transcript You are listening to Woodland Walks, a podcast for the Woodland Trust presented by Adam Shaw. We protect and plant trees for people, for wildlife. Adam: Today I'm heading off to Tring Park, one of Hertfordshire's most important ecological areas. It's filled, I'm told, with wildflowers and some really interesting historic features, as well as some stunning views. But first but first, I was told to stop off at the Natural History Museum at Tring, which is really a very, very short walk from the woodland itself. I was told to do that because they said it might surprise you what you find. It definitely did that. Because here are rows and rows of what I'm told are historically important stuffed animals. So I'm at the the top bit of the the galleries here at the Natural History Museum at Tring and well, bonkers I think is a probably good word to describe this place and I mean, I feel very mixed about it. So we're, I'm passing some very weird fish, that's a louvar, never heard of that. But there's a a rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, a Sumatran rhinoceros. There's a dromedary, a camel. There is a rather small giraffe. There is a head of a giraffe. Coming round over here, there is an Indian swordfish from the Indian Ocean. Goodness gracious, it looks like something from Harry Potter. That's an eel, very scary looking eel. And then there is a giant armadillo and it really properly is giant, an extinct relative of the living armadillos, known from the Pleistocene era and that's the period of the Ice Age, from North and South America, that is absolutely extraordinary. And there are some very, very weird things around here. Anyway, that's certainly not something you'd expect to see in Tring. Goodness knows what the locals made of it back in the Victorian ages, of course this would have been their only experience of these kind of animals. No Internet, no television, so this really was an amazing insight into the world, beyond Britain, beyond Tring. There is something here, a deep sea anglerfish which looks like it's got coral out of its chin. I mean, it's properly something from a horror movie that is, that is extraordinary. Claire: My name is Claire Walsh and I'm the exhibitions and interpretation manager here at the Natural History Museum at Tring, and my job involves looking after all of the exhibitions that you see on display and any temporary exhibitions such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Adam: So this is a rather unusual place. I have only just had a very brief look and I've never seen anything quite like it. So just explain to our listeners what it is that we're seeing, what what is this place? Claire: So the Natural History Museum at Tring is the brainchild of Lionel Walter Rothschild, who was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Walter Rothschild, as as we call him, was gifted the museum by his parents as a 21st birthday present. Adam: That's quite a birthday, who gets a museum for their 21st? That's quite something. Claire: Yes, yeah, so, so the family were a hugely wealthy family and Walter's parents owned Tring Park Mansion, which is the the the the big house next door to the museum, which is now a performing arts school, the land of which was formerly a a big deer park, and the Woodland Trust land and our museum is all part of that sort of estate. Adam: And so this is a Natural History Museum. But as I was saying, it's not like when I've seen normally. So explain to me what it is that differentiates this from other museums people might be acquainted with. Claire: So we have over 4,000 taxidermied animals on display from all over the world, some of the finest examples of Victorian taxidermy in the world and you can see everything on display from dressed fleas all the way through to wallabies, large deers, birds from all over the world. It really is an absolutely amazing place. Adam: I've never heard of the species called dressed fleas. Is that a species or is it fleas which have got frocks on? Claire: So these are fleas that have little outfits on so our our particular dressed fleas have little sombreros. They're from Mexico dressed fleas. We're very fortunate to have them on display and they're they are some of the most popular things in the museum. Adam: *laughs* Extraordinary. Yeah, I'll go stop and have a look at those. Now, but there was, am I right in saying that that Walter Rothschild in the sort of posh manor, actually had weird animals rolling around, these aren't just stuffed animals, you know, live weird animals, unusual animals, just part of the park? Claire: Yeah, so to take you back a little bit, Walter Rothschild first became really interested in natural history when he was about 7 and and he then decided to set up the museum. So throughout his teenage years, he started collecting different animals, living and dead. And the park at Tring was home to a lot of the animals so in in the park were lots and lots of living animals that he he kind of just kept there roaming free, so he had things like rheas, cassowaries, ostriches, emus, kangaroos. Adam: I, I've seen a picture, I think I've seen a picture of him in a sort of horse drawn carriage, except it's drawn by zebras. Claire: Yeah, so so he decided to train zebras to draw his carriage. So he started off with one zebra and then sort of moved on to having three zebras and a and a pony and he actually took the carriage along Regent Street all the way through the mall in London to Buckingham Palace where where the zebras met the Queen, which was a bit sort of worrying for Rothschild because actually zebras are really difficult to train and quite flighty sort of animals so he's a bit worried about the Queen petting his zebras and and something going wrong, but fortunately it was all fine. The zebras did come out to Tring when they retired as well, so they were also sort of roaming about. I think what you need to imagine is Tring at the time was a really kind of provincial country town, there was a lot farming going on and the Rothschilds came with this, massive amounts of wealth, but they really embedded themselves within the local community and and did lots of, you know, really helped people out. But Walter then started introducing all these animals into the park. He was really interested in adaptation of of different species of animals, so he actually rented out the island of Alhambra in the Seychelles to protect the giant tortoises, but also in Tring you have all of these different exotic animals from all around the world and I can't imagine what it must have been like to just be an ordinary agricultural labourer living in Tring and having the opportunity to walk through the park and just se all these amazing animals that you wouldn't have had the opportunity to see because there's no television. Adam: It's a really interesting back story to it, but I wonder what you feel about the purpose of the museum and this collection now, when there's a sense I already feel a bit uncomfortable going, is this quite right to be watching stuffed animals, is this in keeping with our modern sensibilities? What's your view on that? Claire: So our mission really is to educate people about biodiversity and to to ensure that our future generations become advocates for the planet. So we do this by, you know, trying to instil the importance and the wonder and beauty of nature within our collections and tell people about the things that are vanishing. We have lots of extinct and endangered animals on display, which we highlight to our visitors and and you know, to try and get them to understand that they need to look after the natural world today, and obviously our collections are incredibly scientifically important. We have researchers come from all over the world to visit Tring and to study their collections and you know, really make a difference to to our planet in terms of understanding how populations of animals have increased or decreased through time. You know, sort of engage with people and educate people so they look after the planet going forwards. Adam: And explain to me a little bit about your relationship or the museum's relationship with the Woodland Trust, then. Claire: So we have a really good relationship with the Woodland Trust. We work hand in hand with them, we share our our sort of knowledge between both of our organisations and advocate for, for you know, the good work that we both do. Adam: I'm going to have a quick look around before we go off to the to the woodland itself. What's your favourite animal here? What's the favourite thing you think you'd direct me to? Claire: Oh my goodness, you've put me on the spot there. I mean, I really love all the animals in the museum. I think the thylacine is really worth going to have a look at. Adam: OK, thylacine, never heard of it. Claire: So the thylacine is an extinct animal. It's an example of something called convergent evolution, where it looks very much like a dog, but it's actually a marsupial. It lived in Australia. So that's upstairs in gallery 5. Adam: OK, that's where I'll be heading next. Thank you very much. Well, having finished my tour inside the museum, I'm off, it really is just across the road, to the woodland itself to meet my guide for the day. Grace: My name is Grace Davis, I'm an assistant site manager at the Woodland Trust, I help to manage our woods in Hertfordshire and Essex. Adam: So we're very lucky. It was raining when I left home. It is not raining, so I don't want to tempt fate but I do want to offer my thanks to whatever power that be. Where are we? Why are we here? Grace: We're at Tring Park in Hertfordshire. It's just next to the town of Tring. It's 130 hectares of grassland and woodland. It's famous for its chalk grassland and has been designated a SSSI. Adam: Right. And we were just walking down an avenue really weren't we and you were telling me they're lime trees because I couldn't spot it, but I did have a quick look on my app and just, maybe everyone else knows this, but apparently the nickname for Brits is the limeys, I think Australians call us limeys and it was because the lime trees were made, were used to make ships. And I think the Australians thought they weren't great wood for trees and sort of nicknamed us limeys. Anyway, there's a little bit of a side note. We passed some cows, rather docile cows. What what are they doing here? Grace: We've got a a number of cows that graze here most of the year, so they really help us to manage the scrub on the chalk grassland. If nature had its way, the the grassland here would eventually convert to be woodland, which isn't a bad thing but because of the SSSI designation of the chalk grassland here, and because it's a very rare habitat internationally, we really need to manage the scrub and any trees from from taking over, so the cattle are here to browse, to keep the the growth in check of the hawthorn, the blackthorn, the the scrubby species that really want to take over. Adam: And we passed, just a bit of practical information with people, we passed a little area where I saw a lot of tree planting going on, but also that's going to be a new car park is that right? Grace: That's right. So we've actually got Tring Park itself on a 400-year lease from the council after it was threatened in the nineties to be turned into a golf course, but we've also invested in this site by converting a patch of land to a car park for 50 spaces, and we hope that that car park will be open soon, very soon, and the one of the real benefits of it is it will provide a level access into the into the grassland, whereas at the moment people generally have to walk over the bridge across the very busy A41 but with the new car park, people will be able to park and walk straight into the grassland. So it will be great for anyone with a pushchair or mobility scooter. Adam: Fantastic. Now we're we're on a bit of a hill on this path going towards, past the cows on my right, going towards the trees themselves Right just before we head off there here's a Woodland Trust little bit of signage which I don't quite understand, it's a wooden post with a foot cut out of it. It is Walter's Wander. Walter moved into rooms at Magdalene College with a flock of kiwis, which were soon rehoused and cared for by a local taxidermist. Yeah, I'm not sure a taxidermist cares for animals much. I'm sure he cares, or she cares about her work, but I'm not sure that's the the verb of the job of a taxidermist. Anyway, yeah, so this is Walter's Wander, and it is Walter Rothschild. Grace: That's right yeah so this is this is showing a link between Tring Park and the museum of which Walter Rothschild is famous for having his his taxidermy there. Adam: I mean, he proper barmy. He, Magdalene College, he was a student at university and he brought with him a flock of kiwis. I mean, my kids went to university, they weren't allowed to have a kettle in their room, let alone a flock of kiwis. Better times, eh, let's bring those back! Right off we go. Let's go. This is this is, look, I'll get this wrong, is this hawthorn on the left? Grace: This is hawthorn, yes. Adam: Ohh top marks for Adam *laughs* Top marks for Adam, OK. Grace: We've got dog rose on the right, hawthorn again. Adam: Oh you see, you're you're showing off, just cause I got one right, you've gotta get more right than me. *both laugh* OK, off we go. Grace: So some of the plants that we have here growing on the chalk grassland have got fantastic names such as fairy flax, birdsfoot trefoil, lady's bedstraw, salad burnet and you know they've all got different colours, so white, yellows, purple. So if you visit here in spring or summer, there's just beautiful shades of colour all around the park. Adam: They're wildflowers are they? Grace: Yes, that's right and they're they they they they're specialist to chalk grassland. In fact, up to 40 species of chalk grassland plants can grow in one square metre, which is quite astonishing. Adam: I was taken by lady's bedstraw. Did ladies use it for their beds? Grace: I believe it was dried and used in mattresses. Adam: Blimey. Not just for ladies, gentlemen too, presumably. Grace: *laughs* Maybe Adam: Who knows, maybe it was only for ladies. Let's do some research. OK. So we're heading uphill as you can probably hear from my laboured breathing to a wooden gate up there and that that leads us into a more densely wooded area does it? Grace: Yes, that's right so that's the mature woodland up there. And we'll be we'll be leading on to the King Charles Ride, which is quite interesting for its connection with King Charles II. Adam: So what tell me whilst we're walking up, you can talk which will mean people can't hear me panting. Tell tell me about King Charles Ride. Grace: So Tring actually used to belong to King Charles II's wife. Catherine of Braganza, I think was her name. So King Charles is known to have visited the area and the avenue was named after him, and it's also heavily rumoured that his famous mistress Nell Gwynn came here with him on certain visits. She may well have lived in Tring during a typhus outbreak in London. There's also a monument here that is rumoured to be dedicated to her, which would make it the only public monument in the country to be dedicated to a royal mistress. Adam: Wow, good knowledge. Grace: I've got my notes *laughs* Adam: If only this comes up in Trivial Pursuit. I go where's the only monument to a royal mistress? And I'll get, I'll astound people at dinner parties. Good stuff. So we're taking a little break and I've turned around and actually it's it's beautiful looking back, we're up at the top of a a small valley we can see a road ahead of us that will be the A something, A41 says my expert and the sun is cutting through greyish clouds hitting the fields, green fields and the hills beyond the A41. And it looks really pretty. I mean, it's an interesting point, isn't it, that that people, the clue's in the name, the Woodland Trust, people feel it's about, get as many trees in the ground as possible. But it's not quite like that is it, because here in this particular patch you're doing what you can to prevent trees growing? Grace: That's right. I mean, scrub, scrub and woodland are obviously fantastic habitats for a range of species. But but chalk grassland really needs a low, low, low sward so a short height of the, Adam: Low sward, what's sward? Grace: Sward is the height of the the grass and the plants. So you can see it's quite low because the cattle are browsing it. So we need to keep that low. And the cattle will browse, they will eat like the young hawthorn and blackthorn and things coming through. They won't touch, really the the bigger, more established patches. But they'll keep the young stuff from coming through, and they'll reduce the competition of more dominant weeds like dandelion and things from from coming through. They they grow very fast and they will shade out and outcompete the slower growing rare chalk grassland species. Adam: And I mean, as we're sitting here and it's sort of mid-October-ish. We're starting to see the trees change colour aren't they, you can see in the lower bits they're not this uniform green. We've got reds and yellows and coppers just coming out. It is this time of change in the year, isn't it? Grace: That's right, yeah, it's quite beautiful, actually, at this time of year. Although we're saying we don't have the colours of the of the chalk grassland plants at the moment, but we do have the lovely changing colours of the trees. Yeah so this area here was enclosed about 300 years ago by by fencing, presumably, which which meant that a lot of the habitat was kept intact. It wasn't developed on and it's preserved the historic landscape as well of the area, and in fact it's, Tring Park is a Grade II historic parkland because of the ornamental park and garden features, which we'll we'll we'll see some of as we get to the top. Adam: Lovely. Have we rested enough? Grace: Yeah, let's push on. Adam: Push on. Grace: It will be muddy this next bit, but it's not for very long. Adam: OK. Ohh you can, you might be able to hear the sound effects of this getting very muddy. Grace: Yes, claggy. Adam: We've come into well, we're on a path, a little clearing and there is a mighty, mighty tree. But it's it's certainly dead. But it looks like something from a Harry Potter movie, The Witches or Macbeth, something like that. What's the story there? Grace: Well that's a tree perhaps it was struck by lightning, or it's just decayed you know, with old age. That's what we would call a veteran tree. So it's got wonderful cavity at the base there, it's got fungi growing on it. It's got the the top is all split off. It's open, open at the top for birds to nest in. You know, we we really do like to keep as much deadwood on a site as possible. It's just fantastic for invertebrates, bugs, beetles, fungi. There's about 2,000 invertebrate species that are reliant on dead or decaying woods, so you know, we're really working at the at the base of the ecosystem to get those small creatures into the woodland ecosystem for, you know, birds, mammals to to then eat and forming the wonderful woodland ecology that we that we need. Adam: So it it's not a good idea to clear away these things and make everything look neat. It's actually it's part of the ecosystem. There's it's funny cause you can't see anything that you know, there's no leaves on it or anything, but you're saying there's lots of animals actually dependent on that dead wood. Grace: That's right. Yeah. Really, it's really. That's right. If we had a closer look, we'd see all sorts of small bugs and beetles and crawly, creepy, crawly things. There may well be bats that roost in there, birds that nest in there, probably fungi around the base and at the cavities. Adam: Right. And that's supporting other animals who need to eat on that and and the soil itself obviously, which is increasingly a big issue, isn't it? Grace: That's right. Yeah, of course, well that, that, that tree will eventually decay into the soil and the soil health of woodland is really really important. Adam: Yeah, I mean, that's an increasingly big issue for people, isn't it? We don't we don't think about much about the soil, we look above the soil, but the soil health is a huge concern and and increasing issue for people to maintain, isn't it? Grace: That's right. I mean, the trees will come and go over hundreds of years but the soil will remain, and it's got those nutrients that have built up for hundreds and hundreds of years, especially in an ancient woodland, so it it's really the soil that is the most important thing in an ancient woodland. Adam: And remind me this is something I definitely should know but, is is there a definition of ancient woodland? Is there a cut off period? Grace: Yeah, it's trees that date back to the the 1600s, which is really when records began of mapping out the country and what the land uses were. Adam: Right, OK. And we're just going up, here are two or three felled trees. We've gotta turn right here have we? Grace: That's right yeah. Adam: They look like they've been cut down just left or no, they're very black. Is that fire or something? Grace: I think that's just water from the, from the rain, because that tree there is very dark isn't it. Adam: Right, oh yeah, that's dark. So we've come up to the top of the hill, or is there much, is there another hill? Grace: No, no, no, no more hills. Maybe just gently undulating, but no more hills. Adam: OK, right. So we're at the top of the hill. But I see a regal path ahead. I can imagine myself in my zebra drawn carriage riding down here, waving, if not at my people, then at my trees. So is this all in my imagination or is this is this the King Charles road? Grace: I'm not sure if the zebras made it up here, but this is known as the King Charles Ride, named after Charles II, we're also on the Ridgeway Trail, which is Britain's oldest road. Adam: Sorry, this this road I'm standing on now? Grace: That's right yeah, this, this, this stretch is part of an 87-mile national trail that stretches from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire. It would have been used by drovers, traders, soldiers for at least 5,000 years. Adam: Gosh, that's extraordinary. Grace: So if if if, if, if one is so inclined, you can walk from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire, or do it in reverse, taking in wonderful views, and you know, walking in vhy many hundreds of years of ancestors' footprints. Adam: Yeah. And and how many times have you done that walk then? Grace: *laughs* Zero. But I would like to do it one day. Adam: One day. OK. Well, you could do it in bits. I'll do I'll do the first kilometre with you. Grace: Lots of people do do it in bits. They park up, they walk a stretch and they get somebody to pick them up at the other end and take them back to their car. But actually I was I was on site here in the summer and I heard some like tinkling bells and looked up and it was two guys with huge backpacks and they were walking from the start of the Ridgeway Trail all the way to the Avebury standing stones in Wiltshire for the summer solstice. Adam: Blimey. How long would that, do you know how long that would have taken them? Grace: I don't know actually. Maybe a couple of weeks. Adam: Wow. And they had tinkling bells. I think you just sort of threw that in, which I think is that might get on my nerves with two weeks of walking with someone with a tinkling bell. Any idea why they were, were they just magical folk? Grace: They looked a little bit magical, but also I think it was day one so they might have ditched the tinkling bells after day one. Adam: Well, and actually we should, that's extraordinary, but I want to stop here because there's another felled tree and you were talking about the importance of actually decaying wood and even to the semi untrained eye like mine, we've got a tree trunk lying on its side and the roots of a tree still embedded covered in moss, but also fungi all over the place here. I mean, this is it's not a dead bit of wood at all really is it, it's hosting a huge amount of life. Grace: Yeah, it's absolutely living. Numerous fungi, species and bracket fungi here on the side. Smaller, smaller ones down there, you can see like the holes where beetles and different invertebrates are getting into the deadwood, what what, which is getting softer and softer over time. Ahhuge cavity over there, which could be used for all sorts of species. Adam: Looks like an elephant's foot at the bottom, doesn't it? Really does, amazing. Amazing that. Ah, OK. Back to the path. And we are, I mean, look, it's actually quite nice weather at a time of year where the weather isn't going to stay with us much and we are the only people. And I can see all the way down the King Charles Avenue and yes, just us, just us. All right, now we've had to stop because you got very excited about something you said ‘Stop!'. So why? Grace: That's right yeah so these are young lime trees that have originally come from the veteran lime trees we saw at the avenue at the start of our walk. So we've we've propagated, we've taken the seed from those veteran limes and we've grown them on into these young lime trees which we've planted up here because those those lime trees on the lime avenue they're not gonna live forever. They've hopefully got many hundreds of years left, but we want to continue their historic link to the site so this is seed from those very trees that we've planted up here on the King Charles Ride. Adam: And since, I mean, lime is obviously there's a lot of lime trees we've already been talking about that here. Just give me a as part of our online tree identity course, how do you spot a lime? Grace: So you you can tell a lime generally from the quite heart shape of its leaf, and they do also have quite quite unique looking seed pods as well. Adam: They've got little things on them. They flutter around to help them fly, like I always think of them as mini helicopters but anyway. OK, great. Grace: There's a word for those things I can't think what they're called. Adam: Yeah. Well, we'll, we'll call them mini helicopters and see if it catches on. Grace: Yeah, yeah, yeah *laughs* Adam: Yes, it's getting spookily dark under the canopy here, so these are clearly not lime trees. What sort of trees are these? Grace: We've got a lot of mature yew trees here which are causing quite a bit of shade at the moment across the ride. Adam: Yeah. So you showed you showed me how to spot a lime. How do you know these are yew trees? Grace: So yews have got these needle-like leaves a little bit like a Christmas tree sort of leaf. But but needles and they also have usually very sort of gnarly, flaky bark and red berries. Hopefully we'll see some, that would be quite fun, they're quite a quite an interesting shape. Adam: And yew trees are some of the oldest living trees, aren't they? Grace: They can live a very long time, yes. Adam: I thought, is it, I might be getting confused but I thought is it yew trees that often get planted in graveyards. Grace: Yeah, that's right. Yes. Adam: And I think, I mean, who knows? I think I've heard examples, you know in the thousand, 1,000 year old or or even more which is properly ancient. Grace: Yes. I believe they were there before the graveyards, Adam: Ohh I see it was the other way round. Grace: Yeah, that's what I've read because the yews were connected to Paganism and the, the, the, the, I believe the churchyards were built on these sort of sacred or spiritual sites where the trees were already in place. Adam: Right. Yes, must have something to do with rebirth or longevity of, you know, I'm I'm sure I've heard of a yew tree being 2,000 years old, so you're thinking, God you know, there's a yew tree from the age of Jesus Christ which really think, makes you ponder doesn't it, but that's I didn't realise you thought it was the other way around, I thought they planted yew trees in graveyards rather than they built graveyards around yew trees, but it makes more sense in some ways. So we're taking a little path to the left. I say little it's also rather grand, to be honest. But I know why I'm being taken down here cause at the end I can see a stone monument of some description. So I'll see what it is when I get there and you can hear the time of year, the leaves are falling, you might be able to hear that rustle. So this is an unexpected find, we come into another clearing and there is a huge stone monument. Grace, what on earth, what is this? Grace: This is the obelisk. It's a it's one of two Scheduled Ancient Monuments here, we'll see the other one shortly. It was built in in the early 18th century, so it's contemporary with the the the start of the parkland here. And probably designed by the architect James Gibbs. And it's said to be dedicated to Nell Gwynn. Adam: I mean, there's nothing on it, when you said you were taking me to see something dedicated to Nell Gwynn, you'd think they'd have a blooming statue of Nell Gwynn. It's, I mean, but it is huge and it's got a a round bauble at the top, I'm just going round it to see if there's any markings on the base, which there isn't. So maybe maybe this was a sort of you know, I'm going to publicly recognise you with this enormous monument, but because you're not the queen, I can't put your name on it. Amazing. Oh, my goodness, I'm turning around and there's another stunning thing at the end of this pathway, it's just full of surprises. So this looks like a Palladian villa at the end of this pathway, so is this also to Nell Gwyn but says nothing about her on it? Grace: No, I no, I don't think so. This is the summer house. The other Scheduled Ancient Monument here, again designed by the same architect. Well, we'll see when we get there, but it it looks certainly very impressive from the front, but we'll see more up close what lies behind. Adam: Ohh, you see, you're teasing me now *both laugh* Why she goes ohh what's, what does lie behind that villa? Alright. Let's go find out. You said go go at the back. There's something. It looks like it's very crowded at the back. Let's have a look. Ohh, there's nothing to it. There isn't a back. It's just a facade. Grace: That's right. The facade is all that remains now. Adam: There, there, there was more to it was there? Grace: There was more. It was it was an actual building, it was lived in by a gamekeeper and and his son in the 19th century. Adam: What a house for a gamekeeper. It's fit for a king. That's extraordinary. Grace: But it was demolished to make way for the Wiggington Road, which you might be able to hear in the background. Adam: Oh, how disappointing. Nonetheless a very nice pied-a-terre. Grace: It looks like an ancient temple from the front. Adam: It does. I just need a bit, you know, 4 foot at the back, I'll move in. Very nice. Now this has properly been a real treat, but modern life is intervening not only in the shape of the cars you might hear in background, but I have a Teams call with some TV producers I have to meet in about half an hour and they will be not and they will not be amused if I say I'm lost in a wood. So modern life as ever drags you back, what's the way home Grace? Grace: I'll I'll I'll walk you back, don't worry. Adam: Thank you, thank you, you're not going to just leave me to follow a trail of breadcrumbs back to the car. Well, that was quite a trip. If you want to visit Tring Park, it is on the A41, 30 miles North West of London and if you go to the Woodland Trust website, type in Tring Park, you'll find lots of other ways of getting there by bus, by train, on foot, by bicycle and even the What 3 Words location to use as well. And if you want to find a wood nearer you than Tring Park, well type into your search engine of choice Woodland Trust find a wood and you'll find one near you. Until next time, happy wandering. Thank you for listening to the Woodland Trust Woodland Walks with Adam Shaw. Join us next month, when Adam will be taking another walk in the company of Woodland Trust staff, partners and volunteers. 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«[Una tarde de julio, un soldado... estaba] sentado en el brocal de una fuente que llaman Pilar de Don Pedro... a un paso de la puerta trasera de la Capitanía General [de Granada, España].... [En eso]... cruzó la plazuela... una pobre vieja acartonada y encorvada, [arrastrando] una descomunal maleta de cartón... hacia la parte alta de la plaza, que... no es horizontal sino en pendiente.   »Al pasar por delante del soldado... la vieja... dejó de arrastrar la maleta y se sentó en ella... frente por frente de la puerta de la Capitanía, desde [donde] la contemplaba el capitán Trompetas.... Viendo al recluta... [el capitán] le gritó...:   »—¡Soldado! ... ¿Está usted... libre de servicio y no está ya ayudando a esa venerable anciana? ¿No tiene usted madre? ¿No tiene usted abuela? ... ¿Y no sabe que el vestir este honroso uniforme nos obliga a servir a nuestros mayores? Ahora mismo va usted a [tomar] esa maleta y a acompañar a esa dama hasta donde ella disponga.... »El soldado[, que se había puesto en posición de Firmes, agarró]... la maleta.... Parecía de plomo y no de cartón.... ¿Qué es lo que llevaría aquella bruja? »—¡Cuidado, mi alma! —exclamó la vieja.... Y... no te apures... que vivo ahí cerquita y es una obra de caridad lo que estás haciendo, que no quedará sin recompensa.... »Aquello no era una calle; era una cuesta infernal.... Un tropezón, y la maleta cayó al suelo.... [No pudo volver a] ponérsela al hombro... sino irla arrastrando colgada de una mano, luego de la otra, y así sucesivamente mientras seguían subiendo y la calle se empinaba más y más.... Y lo peor era que media docena de perros... habían acudido... olisqueando la maleta y metiéndose a cada paso entre las piernas del soldado.... »[Después de un breve descanso,] siguió su Calvario... [sólo que ahora los seguían] dos docenas de perros. [El] sol... había al parecer derretido algo del contenido de la maleta, porque comenzó a transpirar unas gotitas que los canes olisqueaban y hasta lamían con [gusto].... »El soldado se maliciaba que la bruja llevaría chorizos sin permiso sanitario, de esos que hacen con burros y mulos muertos.... »—... ¡Morcilla os he de echar! —[les] prometió la vieja [a los perros], confirmando las sospechas [del soldado].... [Cuando llegaron finalmente a su casa, ella le dijo al soldado:] »—Anda, deja eso aquí—.... y añadió: —Toma, ahí tienes tu recompensa. Son del tiempo de los moros, y ahí abajo... cualquier anticuario te dará lo menos [quinientas pesetas] por cada una.... »Entusiasmado... el soldado... bajó a toda velocidad [con las trece moneditas doradas].... El primer mercader... miró aquellas sucias monedas con asombro [y dijo:] »—¿Para qué me traes esto a mí? Míralas, [no son sino pesetas que no tienen ningún valor]...»1 ¡Qué decepción la del pobre soldado en este cuento del escritor español Julián Gállego en su obra titulada Nuevos cuentos de la Alhambra! Gracias a Dios, el siguiente consejo del apóstol Pablo viene como anillo al dedo para los que alguna vez hayamos sentido lo mismo: «Todo lo que hagan, háganlo de buena gana, como si estuvieran sirviendo al Señor Jesucristo y no a la gente. Pues ya saben que, en recompensa, el Señor les dará parte en la herencia.... En cambio, todo el que haga lo malo será castigado, según lo que haya hecho...»2 Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 Julián Gállego, Nuevos cuentos de la Alhambra, Diputación Provincial de Granada (Granada: T. Gráficos Arte, 1988), pp. 41-48. 2 Col 3:23-25 (TLA/DHH)

(Aniversario de la Declaración de la Alhambra como Patrimonio Mundial) «Por algún tiempo, el principal deleite de la señorita Dolores ha sido... un par de pichones que han entrado ya en el sagrado estado del matrimonio.... Para que pudieran hacer vida doméstica, Dolores les había arreglado un... cuartito junto a la cocina, cuya ventana daba a uno de los... patios [de la Alhambra en Granada].... Su virtuosa unión se vio al fin coronada por dos preciosos huevos... que estremecieron de alegría a la cariñosa joven. No hay nada tan... digno de admiración como... [aquellos] jóvenes esposos... [que se] turnaban en el nido hasta que nacieron los polluelos, y mientras la tierna prole necesitaba calor y abrigo, el uno quedaba en el nido y el otro salía fuera para buscar comida y traer a la casita provisiones. »... [Sin embargo, ayer] temprano, cuando Dolores daba de comer al macho, tuvo la idea de enseñarle el gran mundo; así que, abriendo una ventana... lo lanzó de pronto más allá de la muralla de la Alhambra. Por primera vez en su vida, el asombrado pájaro tuvo que valerse de todo el vigor de sus alas. Se precipitó hacia el valle y luego, levantándose súbitamente, se remontó casi hasta las nubes. Nunca se había visto a tal altura ni había gozado de las delicias de volar.... Todo el día lo [pasó] dando vueltas, girando en caprichosas curvas, de torre en torre y de árbol en árbol.... Era como si se hubiera olvidado de su casa, de su tierna compañera y de sus dulces pichoncillos. »Aumentando la ansiedad de Dolores... el fugitivo... [parecía] estar muy fascinado con la compañía de [perjudiciales amigos: dos palomas ladronas] que [emprendieron] la tarea de enseñarle a vivir... y [estuvo] volando con ellos por encima de todos los tejados y campanarios de Granada.... Para agravar la situación, la hembra, después de estar varias horas en el nido sin ser relevada, salió al fin en busca de su compañero desertor, pero estuvo tanto tiempo fuera, que los pichoncillos perecieron por falta de calor y de abrigo del pecho materno.... »Durante la noche, la inconsolable Dolores no pegó los ojos.... [Pero] aunque por la noche nos visite el llanto, a la mañana viene la alegría [—dice el salmista David1]—. Lo primero que vi, al salir de mi cuarto esta mañana, fue a Dolores con el truhán del palomo extraviado en sus manos, y sus ojos brillando de alegría [—relata Washington Irving en uno de sus Cuentos de la Alhambra titulado “El truhán”, que escribió mientras vivía en la Alhambra misma—].... Así como el Hijo Pródigo, el hambre lo había impulsado a volver a casa.2 Dolores, a la vez que lo regañaba, [lo acariciaba] y lo cubría de besos. Observé, sin embargo, que había cuidado de cortarle las alas para evitar futuras escapadas, precaución que hago constar en beneficio de las que tienen amantes inestables y maridos callejeros.»3 Más vale que las tales mujeres a las que alude el escritor Irving le hagan caso, determinando cortarle las alas a su infiel compañero. Por ejemplo, si insistieran en tener la libertad de revisar en cualquier momento las imágenes y los mensajes en su teléfono, bien pudieran pasar menos noches sumidas en el llanto y disfrutar de más mañanas llenas de alegría. Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 Sal 30:5b 2 Lc 15:11-32 3 Washington Irving, «The Truant» [El truhán], The Alhambra, tomado del Proyecto Gutenberg de libros electrónicos, 15 septiembre 2015, actualizado 25 enero 2021 En línea 30 mayo 2023; revisión mía de la traducción del inglés en la 13a. edición de Espasa-Calpe: Washington Irving, «El truhán», Cuentos de la Alhambra, 13a. ed., Trad. J. Ventura Traveset (Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1987 [1832], Colección Austral) En línea 29 mayo 2023.

Welcome to "Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner", hosted by Kurt Cross.  Each episode, we will take you into the world of DMV sports & beyond.  You can expect WCAC talk, the national sports scene and more.  You'll get riveting content, behind-the-scenes perspective, straight talk and ... two guys who are coaches, fathers & sports lovers.  This week, we tackle...     •The WCAC Hoops Preview     •Dusty Baker's Flowers     •Who's Coach Turner's Ideal Basketball Player?  Advertising & sponsorship opportunities are available.  Don't forget to join us on social and spread the word.  IG @coachturnerpodcastFB @Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner Hosted By Kurt CrossSteve Turner - Coach Turner is a 25 year veteran in the DMV sports scene.  As the Head Coach of Gonzaga College High School's men's basketball program in Washington, DC, Coach Turner has been named Gatorade National Coach Of The Year, USA Basketball Asst. Coach, Nike Hoops Summit Head Coach, Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year & more.  Winning four WCAC titles, two DCSSAA titles & four Alhambra titles, Coach Turner is among the most respected names in the national basketball coaching ranks.Kurt Cross - Your host Kurt Cross is a 35+ year veteran in the broadcast & entertainment scene.  As a career DJ & , Kurt has traveled more than half the U.S. producing events.  Behind the mic & in the studio, he has called PxP, color commentary and arena announcing/hosting for high schools, Division I & III athletics and professional sports.  Having produced more than 1,000 podcasts & virtual events, his efforts include work with NatGeo, Disney and many more.Support the show

El Episodio que Forjó la España Unificada La conquista de Granada fue el último episodio de la Reconquista, el proceso histórico que culminó con la expulsión de los musulmanes de la península ibérica. En 1492, tras diez años de guerra, los Reyes Católicos lograron tomar la ciudad de Granada, la capital del último reino musulmán que quedaba en España. Este acontecimiento marcó el fin de una presencia islámica que se había iniciado en el año 711 y que había dejado una profunda huella cultural, artística y lingüística en el país. En este artículo vamos a repasar los principales hechos y personajes que protagonizaron la conquista de Granada, así como las consecuencias políticas, religiosas y sociales que tuvo para España y para el mundo. Antecedentes La conquista de Granada se enmarca en el contexto de la expansión territorial de la Corona de Castilla, que había logrado unificar bajo su dominio la mayor parte de la península ibérica, excepto Portugal, Navarra y el reino nazarí de Granada. Este último era un estado musulmán que se había formado en el siglo XIII tras la desintegración del imperio almohade y que había resistido los ataques cristianos gracias a su situación geográfica, su fortaleza militar y sus alianzas con otros países islámicos, especialmente con el sultanato de Marruecos. La Corona de Castilla tenía un interés estratégico y religioso en acabar con el reino de Granada, ya que suponía una amenaza para su seguridad fronteriza y para su proyecto de unificación católica. Además, la conquista de Granada era vista como una oportunidad de prestigio y gloria para los Reyes Católicos, Isabel I de Castilla y Fernando II de Aragón, que habían contraído matrimonio en 1469 y que habían consolidado su poder frente a las revueltas nobiliarias y las disputas dinásticas. El inicio de la guerra La guerra entre Castilla y Granada se inició en 1482, cuando los castellanos aprovecharon una rebelión interna en el reino nazarí para atacar la ciudad de Alhama, una plaza estratégica que controlaba las comunicaciones entre Granada y Málaga. La toma de Alhama provocó una reacción en cadena que llevó a los granadinos a asediarla sin éxito y a los castellanos a avanzar hacia otras ciudades clave, como Loja, Ronda o Málaga. La guerra fue larga y dura, con numerosas batallas, asedios, escaramuzas y treguas. Los castellanos contaron con el apoyo de tropas mercenarias, artillería pesada y caballería ligera. Los granadinos se defendieron con valentía y astucia, aprovechando el terreno montañoso, las fortificaciones inexpugnables y las emboscadas nocturnas. Ambos bandos recurrieron también a la diplomacia, buscando alianzas con otros países europeos o africanos. El final de la guerra La guerra se decidió en los últimos años del siglo XV, cuando los castellanos lograron cercar la ciudad de Granada e impedir cualquier ayuda exterior. El rey nazarí Boabdil se vio obligado a negociar su rendición ante los Reyes Católicos, que le ofrecieron condiciones favorables: conservar el título de rey, recibir una renta anual y mantener sus tierras y propiedades en las Alpujarras. El 2 de enero de 1492, Boabdil entregó las llaves de la ciudad a los monarcas cristianos y abandonó Granada con su familia y su séquito. La conquista de Granada supuso el fin del dominio musulmán en España y el inicio de una nueva etapa histórica. Los Reyes Católicos se proclamaron reyes de Granada y emprendieron una política de conversión forzosa o expulsión de los musulmanes y los judíos que vivían en sus territorios. Al mismo tiempo, impulsaron el descubrimiento y la colonización de América, aprovechando los recursos económicos y humanos que habían obtenido con la guerra. La conquista de Granada fue también un hito cultural, ya que inspiró numerosas obras literarias, artísticas y musicales que ensalzaron el triunfo cristiano y la belleza de la ciudad y su Alhambra. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antena Historia te regala 30 días PREMIUM, para que lo disfrutes https://www.ivoox.com/premium?affiliate-code=b4688a50868967db9ca413741a54cea5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produce Antonio Cruz Edita ANTENA HISTORIA Antena Historia (podcast) forma parte del sello iVoox Originals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- web……….https://antenahistoria.com/ correo.....info@antenahistoria.com Facebook…..Antena Historia Podcast | Facebook Twitter…...https://twitter.com/AntenaHistoria Telegram…...https://t.me/foroantenahistoria DONACIONES PAYPAL...... https://paypal.me/ancrume ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¿QUIERES ANUNCIARTE en ANTENA HISTORIA?, menciones, cuñas publicitarias, programas personalizados, etc. Dirígete a Antena Historia - AdVoices Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! El Episodio que Forjó la España Unificada La conquista de Granada fue el último episodio de la Reconquista, el proceso histórico que culminó con la expulsión de los musulmanes de la península ibérica. En 1492, tras diez años de guerra, los Reyes Católicos lograron tomar la ciudad de Granada, la capital del último reino musulmán que quedaba en España. Este acontecimiento marcó el fin de una presencia islámica que se había iniciado en el año 711 y que había dejado una profunda huella cultural, artística y lingüística en el país. En este artículo vamos a repasar los principales hechos y personajes que protagonizaron la conquista de Granada, así como las consecuencias políticas, religiosas y sociales que tuvo para España y para el mundo. Antecedentes La conquista de Granada se enmarca en el contexto de la expansión territorial de la Corona de Castilla, que había logrado unificar bajo su dominio la mayor parte de la península ibérica, excepto Portugal, Navarra y el reino nazarí de Granada. Este último era un estado musulmán que se había formado en el siglo XIII tras la desintegración del imperio almohade y que había resistido los ataques cristianos gracias a su situación geográfica, su fortaleza militar y sus alianzas con otros países islámicos, especialmente con el sultanato de Marruecos. La Corona de Castilla tenía un interés estratégico y religioso en acabar con el reino de Granada, ya que suponía una amenaza para su seguridad fronteriza y para su proyecto de unificación católica. Además, la conquista de Granada era vista como una oportunidad de prestigio y gloria para los Reyes Católicos, Isabel I de Castilla y Fernando II de Aragón, que habían contraído matrimonio en 1469 y que habían consolidado su poder frente a las revueltas nobiliarias y las disputas dinásticas. El inicio de la guerra La guerra entre Castilla y Granada se inició en 1482, cuando los castellanos aprovecharon una rebelión interna en el reino nazarí para atacar la ciudad de Alhama, una plaza estratégica que controlaba las comunicaciones entre Granada y Málaga. La toma de Alhama provocó una reacción en cadena que llevó a los granadinos a asediarla sin éxito y a los castellanos a avanzar hacia otras ciudades clave, como Loja, Ronda o Málaga. La guerra fue larga y dura, con numerosas batallas, asedios, escaramuzas y treguas. Los castellanos contaron con el apoyo de tropas mercenarias, artillería pesada y caballería ligera. Los granadinos se defendieron con valentía y astucia, aprovechando el terreno montañoso, las fortificaciones inexpugnables y las emboscadas nocturnas. Ambos bandos recurrieron también a la diplomacia, buscando alianzas con otros países europeos o africanos. El final de la guerra La guerra se decidió en los últimos años del siglo XV, cuando los castellanos lograron cercar la ciudad de Granada e impedir cualquier ayuda exterior. El rey nazarí Boabdil se vio obligado a negociar su rendición ante los Reyes Católicos, que le ofrecieron condiciones favorables: conservar el título de rey, recibir una renta anual y mantener sus tierras y propiedades en las Alpujarras. El 2 de enero de 1492, Boabdil entregó las llaves de la ciudad a los monarcas cristianos y abandonó Granada con su familia y su séquito. La conquista de Granada supuso el fin del dominio musulmán en España y el inicio de una nueva etapa histórica. Los Reyes Católicos se proclamaron reyes de Granada y emprendieron una política de conversión forzosa o expulsión de los musulmanes y los judíos que vivían en sus territorios. Al mismo tiempo, impulsaron el descubrimiento y la colonización de América, aprovechando los recursos económicos y humanos que habían obtenido con la guerra. La conquista de Granada fue también un hito cultural, ya que inspiró numerosas obras literarias, artísticas y musicales que ensalzaron el triunfo cristiano y la belleza de la ciudad y su Alhambra. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antena Historia te regala 30 días PREMIUM, para que lo disfrutes https://www.ivoox.com/premium?affiliate-code=b4688a50868967db9ca413741a54cea5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produce Antonio Cruz Edita ANTENA HISTORIA Antena Historia (podcast) forma parte del sello iVoox Originals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- web……….https://antenahistoria.com/ correo.....info@antenahistoria.com Facebook…..Antena Historia Podcast | Facebook Twitter…...https://twitter.com/AntenaHistoria Telegram…...https://t.me/foroantenahistoria DONACIONES PAYPAL...... https://paypal.me/ancrume ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¿QUIERES ANUNCIARTE en ANTENA HISTORIA?, menciones, cuñas publicitarias, programas personalizados, etc. Dirígete a Antena Historia - AdVoices Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

BRETÓN: Sinfonía nº 3 en Sol mayor (35.12). Orq. Sinf. de Castilla y León. Dir.: J.-L. Temes. En la Alhambra (7.55). A. Benavides (p.). Escuchar audio

As we head into another weekend, lots going on in the 904! Start the party early as the Jags play tonight (watch it on FOX30). Then look to the skies for the Blue Angels at the Sea & Sky Show. The Jacksonville Symphony tickles the ivories with Brahms, Beethoven, and more. The Fluffy Guy himself, Gabriel Iglesias, performs at Vystar. And 'tis the season to Time Warp, with the Rocky Horror Picture Show performances at the Alhambra! Lots more in our weekend spotlight story.

Welcome to "Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner", hosted by Kurt Cross.  Each episode, we will take you into the world of DMV sports & beyond.  You can expect WCAC talk, the national sports scene and more.  You'll get riveting content, behind-the-scenes perspective, straight talk and ... two guys who are coaches, fathers & sports lovers.  This week, we tackle...     •The WNBA Finals... Are The Liberty In Trouble?     •A New Starting 5     •wait... Coach CASEY O'NEILL Joins The Podcast!  Advertising & sponsorship opportunities are available.  Don't forget to join us on social and spread the word.  IG @coachturnerpodcastFB @Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner Hosted By Kurt CrossSteve Turner - Coach Turner is a 25 year veteran in the DMV sports scene.  As the Head Coach of Gonzaga College High School's men's basketball program in Washington, DC, Coach Turner has been named Gatorade National Coach Of The Year, USA Basketball Asst. Coach, Nike Hoops Summit Head Coach, Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year & more.  Winning four WCAC titles, two DCSSAA titles & four Alhambra titles, Coach Turner is among the most respected names in the national basketball coaching ranks.Kurt Cross - Your host Kurt Cross is a 35+ year veteran in the broadcast & entertainment scene.  As a career DJ & , Kurt has traveled more than half the U.S. producing events.  Behind the mic & in the studio, he has called PxP, color commentary and arena announcing/hosting for high schools, Division I & III athletics and professional sports.  Having produced more than 1,000 podcasts & virtual events, his efforts include work with NatGeo, Disney and many more.Support the show

Get ready for a live event unlike anything else happening in Chicago this season: Sideshow Villains' Deviant Cabaret is happening at Alhambra Palace (1240 W. Randolph) on Sunday, October 22. Described as “a mix of dance, circus, and cabaret acts designed to disturb and delight,” the show will feature Sideshow Villains as well as aerialists, a juggler, trapeze artist, dancers, aerial rope artist, and performance artist Spitfire. This is going to be insane, and insanely awesome.   Joining me to talk about the event are Dante and Greg of Sideshow Villains. We also talk about their recent release, “Claws for Breakfast,” which features “seven songs centered around various criminalities.”   Thanks to Alhambra Palace for providing food for this episode!   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Subscribe to Alex's YouTube channel, and visit his website at alexrossart.com!     Car Con Carne is also sponsored by In the Loop Magazine: When you're in a world-class music city like Chicago, there's so much happening that it can be almost overwhelming—that's where In the Loop Magazine comes in. For show recaps, tour previews, interviews, photo galleries, and more, visit beintheloopchicago.com  

 A finales de la década de de los años 20 y principios de la de los años 30, Fletcher Henderson actuó en muchos teatros: la Ópera de Harlem y los teatros Lafayette, Lincoln, Alhambra y Public de Nueva York; el Teatro Howard en Washington, DC y el Pearl Theatre de Filadelfia, entre otros. Con José Manuel Corrales.

Welcome to "Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner", hosted by Kurt Cross.  Each episode, we will take you into the world of DMV sports & beyond.  You can expect WCAC talk, the national sports scene and more.  You'll get riveting content, behind-the-scenes perspective, straight talk and ... two guys who are coaches, fathers & sports lovers.  This week, we tackle...     •The 49ers Did WHAT To The Cowboys?     •Who's Time May Be Up On The NFL Sidelines     •Coach Turner's Pick For The WCAC Gridiron Title     •How Did The Beastie Boys Factor Into The Starting 5  Advertising & sponsorship opportunities are available.  Don't forget to join us on social and spread the word.  IG @coachturnerpodcastFB @Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner Hosted By Kurt CrossSteve Turner - Coach Turner is a 25 year veteran in the DMV sports scene.  As the Head Coach of Gonzaga College High School's men's basketball program in Washington, DC, Coach Turner has been named Gatorade National Coach Of The Year, USA Basketball Asst. Coach, Nike Hoops Summit Head Coach, Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year & more.  Winning four WCAC titles, two DCSSAA titles & four Alhambra titles, Coach Turner is among the most respected names in the national basketball coaching ranks.Kurt Cross - Your host Kurt Cross is a 35+ year veteran in the broadcast & entertainment scene.  As a career DJ & , Kurt has traveled more than half the U.S. producing events.  Behind the mic & in the studio, he has called PxP, color commentary and arena announcing/hosting for high schools, Division I & III athletics and professional sports.  Having produced more than 1,000 podcasts & virtual events, his efforts include work with NatGeo, Disney and many more.Support the show

Granada se convierte durante dos días en el centro de la política europea. La ciudad andaluza acoge este jueves la tercera cumbre de la Comunidad Política Europea, y el viernes la reunión del Consejo de la Unión Europea. El apoyo a largo plazo a Ucrania en su guerra contra Rusia y la ampliación de la UE marcarán la agenda, además de otros temas sectoriales como la energía o la Inteligencia Artificial. Marifrán Carazo, alcaldesa de Granada, ha estado en el informativo 24 horas de RNE para alabar la buena coordinación, organización y el gran dispositivo de seguridad que se ha implantado en la ciudad con motivo de esta cumbre. "Ese dispositivo ha supuesto tener que poner en marcha restricciones de tráfico. Pero hemos informado y hemos pedido esa colaboración a los granadinos", afirma Carazo. Los principales líderes europeos han cenado en la Alhambra y la alcaldesa de la ciudad no ha acudido a la cita porque, según le han notificado por escrito, "es un protocolo rígido". Escuchar audio

Vor der prachtvollen Kulisse der Alhambra im spanischen Granada haben sich Europas Staats- und Regierungschefs versammelt: zum dritten Treffen der so genannten Europäischen Politischen Gemeinschaft. Das ist ein lockeres Gesprächsformat mit rund 50 beteiligten europäischen Ländern, das der französische Präsidenten Macron im vergangenen Jahr ins Leben gerufen hatte. Als Reaktion auf den russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine. Mit dabei in Granada in Südspanien ist auch der ukrainsche Präsident Selenskyj. Er erhofft sich von dem Gipfel weitere Unterstützung für sein Land - zu einem Zeitpunkt, da der Zusammenhalt für die Ukraine in manchen Staaten bröckelt. Dazu ein Gespräch mit unserem Brüssel-Korrespondenten Jakob Mayr. Moderation: Holger Romann

Welcome to "Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner", hosted by Kurt Cross.  Each episode, we will take you into the world of DMV sports & beyond.  You can expect WCAC talk, the national sports scene and more.  You'll get riveting content, behind-the-scenes perspective, straight talk and ... two guys who are coaches, fathers & sports lovers.  This week, we tackle...     •Our WNBA Finals Predictions     •Dame In Milwaukee, Udoka in Houston, Jrue in Boston & More     •The NFL after the first four games     •Toughest guy in the NBA?  Advertising & sponsorship opportunities are available.  Don't forget to join us on social and spread the word.  IG @coachturnerpodcastFB @Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner Hosted By Kurt CrossSteve Turner - Coach Turner is a 25 year veteran in the DMV sports scene.  As the Head Coach of Gonzaga College High School's men's basketball program in Washington, DC, Coach Turner has been named Gatorade National Coach Of The Year, USA Basketball Asst. Coach, Nike Hoops Summit Head Coach, Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year & more.  Winning four WCAC titles, two DCSSAA titles & four Alhambra titles, Coach Turner is among the most respected names in the national basketball coaching ranks.Kurt Cross - Your host Kurt Cross is a 35+ year veteran in the broadcast & entertainment scene.  As a career DJ & , Kurt has traveled more than half the U.S. producing events.  Behind the mic & in the studio, he has called PxP, color commentary and arena announcing/hosting for high schools, Division I & III athletics and professional sports.  Having produced more than 1,000 podcasts & virtual events, his efforts include work with NatGeo, Disney and many more.Support the show

Cuando Washington Irving escribe sus famosos cuentos está hablando, en realidad, de un monumento apuntalado. Salvado, un siglo después, por un hombre que provocó un escándalo en Granada.

Welcome to "Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner", hosted by Kurt Cross.  Each episode, we will take you into the world of DMV sports & beyond.  You can expect WCAC talk, the national sports scene and more.  You'll get riveting content, behind-the-scenes perspective, straight talk and ... two guys who are coaches, fathers & sports lovers.  This week, we tackle...     •The College Transfer Portal     •Reclassing... it's no longer a college or high school thing     •NIL... Who benefits from these deals?     •Some advice for families with a student athlete  Advertising & sponsorship opportunities are available.  Don't forget to join us on social and spread the word.  IG @coachturnerpodcast FB @Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner Hosted By Kurt CrossSteve Turner - Coach Turner is a 25 year veteran in the DMV sports scene.  As the Head Coach of Gonzaga College High School's men's basketball program in Washington, DC, Coach Turner has been named Gatorade National Coach Of The Year, USA Basketball Asst. Coach, Nike Hoops Summit Head Coach, Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year & more.  Winning four WCAC titles, two DCSSAA titles & four Alhambra titles, Coach Turner is among the most respected names in the national basketball coaching ranks. Kurt Cross - Your host Kurt Cross is a 35+ year veteran in the broadcast & entertainment scene.  As a career DJ & , Kurt has traveled more than half the U.S. producing events.  Behind the mic & in the studio, he has called PxP, color commentary and arena announcing/hosting for high schools, Division I & III athletics and professional sports.  Having produced more than 1,000 podcasts & virtual events, his efforts include work with NatGeo, Disney and many more.Support the show

This week's SGV Connect features a pair of interviews that will change and improve the lives of residents of the San Gabriel Valley. First, we talk with Alhambra Councilmember Adele Andrade-Stadler. Andrade-Stadler is the winner of this year's Elected Official of the Year award given by ActiveSGV at their Noche de las Luminarias. You can read more about her award and her relationship with ActiveSGV at their ActiveBlog.  At the end of the interview, we discuss the upcoming Sustainability Plan for Alhambra that should be released for public review later this month. Read a transcript of the interview, here. The second interview is with Steve Farley. While Farley is a long-time Streetsblogger, he drops a reference to Aaron Naperstek who founded Streetsblog in 2006, and a former State Senator in Arizona, it's his art we're interested in. Farley is the artist in charge of the public art that will be part of the future Gold Line Station in Pomona. Read a transcript of the interview, here. SGV Connect is supported by Foothill Transit, offering car-free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to the new Gold Line Stations across the Foothills and Commuter Express lines traveling into the heart of downtown L.A. To plan your trip, visit Foothill Transit. “Foothill Transit. Going Good Places.” Catch past episodes of SGV Connect and #DamienTalks on LibSyn, iTunes, Google Play, or Overcast.    

La Alhambra y el Generalife reciben 8000 visitantes al día. Ellos, los turistas, son los únicos que recorren, de manera limitada, los palacios y jardines donde disfrutaban y descansaban los reyes musulmanes.Pero hace no tanto, antes de que las huertas del Generalife fueran gestionadas por empresas, había unas pocas familias que disfrutaban disfrutar día y noche de esos espacios porque además de encargarse de cuidar sus árboles, sus plantas y sus frutos, vivían dentro de sus murallas. Es el caso de la familia de Juan Jiménez Muñoz, ‘Juan Illazo', uno de los últimos agricultores de la Alhambra.Para realizar este episodio también hemos contactado con: Eduardo Díaz Prados y Fran Villegas Romero. Y hemos consultado Huertas del Generalife. Paisajes agrícolas de Al-Andalus... En busca de la autenticidad coordinado por J.Esteban Hernández Bermejo y Expiración García Sánchez.  CRÉDITOS Realiza: Jimena Marcos Grabación en estudio:  Nicolás Tsabertidis  Diseño de sonido: Nacho Taboada Edición: Ana Ribera Dirección Silvia Cruz Lapeña  Sintonía Jorge Magaz

Welcome to "Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner", hosted by Kurt Cross.  Each episode, we will take you into the world of DMV sports & beyond.  You can expect WCAC talk, the national sports scene and more.  You'll get riveting content, behind-the-scenes perspective, straight talk and ... two guys who are coaches, fathers & sports lovers.Each Episode You'll Get...  •Coach Steve Turner behind the mic  •Kurt Cross as your host  •Relevant, impactful content, delivered to you  •Original perspectives in the world of local & national sports, along with candid      commentary  •Tough conversations that matter, outside of sports  •Our love of podcasting, making you think & of course... laugh!  •What would our podcast be without "THE STARTING 5?!"  Advertising & sponsorship opportunities are available.  Don't forget to join us on social and spread the word.IG @coachturnerpodcastFB @Take A T-O With Coach Steve Turner Hosted By Kurt CrossSteve Turner - Coach Turner is a 25 year veteran in the DMV sports scene.  As the Head Coach of Gonzaga College High School's men's basketball program in Washington, DC, Coach Turner has been named Gatorade National Coach Of The Year, USA Basketball Asst. Coach, Nike Hoops Summit Head Coach, Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year & more.  Winning four WCAC titles, two DCSSAA titles & four Alhambra titles, Coach Turner is among the most respected names in the national basketball coaching ranks.Kurt Cross - Your host Kurt Cross is a 35+ year veteran in the broadcast & entertainment scene.  As a career DJ & , Kurt has traveled more than half the U.S. producing events.  Behind the mic & in the studio, he has called PxP, color commentary and arena announcing/hosting for high schools, Division I & III athletics and professional sports.  Having produced more than 1,000 podcasts & virtual events, his efforts include work with NatGeo, Disney and many more.Support the show

POWER HALF HOUR ep121 September 13th at 11AM. Super excited to interview our guest speaker Kyle Ngo!   Kyle has been a realtor since 2002 and 2x Icon agent.  Closes 25-30 transactions on average annually.  Recently opened up an EXP office in Alhambra, CA.     Connect with Kyle: @kylengorealestate   ---------- Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel :) ---------- What is the POWER HALF HOUR?  The Power Half Hour is a concise 30 minute interview with a top performer/influencer; usually in real estate. The guest speaker will share with us what motivates them, how they achieved high level success and their top business tips. You can join in on these live Wednesday Power Half Hour interviews via Zoom or Facebook Live.  Connect with John Tsai for those links.  ---------- STAY CONNECTED with John Tsai, eXp Realty Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tsairealestate YouTube https://www.youtube.com/johntsaiprec  ---------- CHECK OUT my new book that launched on Amazon.com and .ca on July 12, 2021. Search: How To Be A Beast by John Tsai.  

Christine Chow, a proud native of the San Gabriel Valley (SGV), has always had a passion for personal growth and cultural exploration. After graduating from Gabrielino High School's inaugural class and earning a degree in psychology from UCLA, she embarked on a transformative journey teaching English in Fukushima, Japan for three years through the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program. Immersed in the vibrant Japanese culture, she developed a profound appreciation for cross-cultural connections and continues to foster them as a board member of the JET Alumni Association of Southern California (JETAASC).As a dedicated real estate professional, Christine serves on the Agent Leadership Council and Culture Committee at KW Executive in Alhambra. Recognizing the importance of education and legislation, she actively contributes to multiple committees at the West San Gabriel Valley Realtor Association (WSGVR). Her involvement in the Education, Legislative, and Special Events/Membership Committees reflects her commitment to improving the real estate industry and positively impacting her community. Additionally, Christine advocates for Asian representation and empowerment in real estate as a board member of the AREAA (Asian Real Estate Association of America) Greater LA Chapter.Fueled by her love for magic and illusion, Christine joined the prestigious Magic Castle (Academy of Magical Arts) and Women Magicians Association. As an active member, she continually refines her craft, delighting audiences of all ages with mesmerizing close-up performances. In this pursuit, she not only brings joy and wonder but also breaks barriers in a traditionally male-dominated field.Beyond her professional pursuits, Christine finds joy in exploring new culinary delights and embarking on exciting adventures around the world. Her diverse experiences and unwavering passions continue to shape her as an inspiring individual, dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the world.Instagram: @christine.the.magician__________________SGV Master Key Podcast:www.sgvmasterkey.cominfo@sgvmasterkey.com

Antonio Peral, jefe del servicio de conservación del Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, explica en 'Más de uno' cómo se logra conciliar el trabajo de los restauradores con las visitas a la Alhambra.