or better, la joconde. But i wonder if da Vinci would have asked me about aspect ratio and color schemes like sepia for elegance (even i could advise about studio light setup) before he started to paint this work of art, in Lahore near river Ravi (also visible in picture); a famous point for artists of that time to gather.

Historians believe it was the time when the construction of Badshahi Mosque in Lahore had just begun. Many artist were commissioned for design and monitoring process by King Jehangir, including Da Vinci, where ho got inspired by the beautiful Mughal architecture so much that he decided to put Ravi and nearby under-construction minarets in background on la joconde, for which he was worried to choose a scene in background. Once decided, he called the model to his work place.

During the visit of this florentine lady to Lahore, she was introduced to the herbal medicine system prevailing the country for health and beautification. It is out of question that she choose the slimming techniques of Asian medicine, visible effects in this portrait. After completion of the portrait, the team went back to Florence for exhibitions. After the display was over and picture got all in limelight, she traveled back to India and changed her name and stayed in walled city of Lahore afterwards.

Made for posting Here. Very interesting thread.

Nancy Pelosi speaking at Powershift 2007 Global Climate Change Awareness Conference held at University of Maryland in Washington DC

United Tribes Technical College Students on rally day making their voices heard. From left to right: Arita Chasing Hawk, Alyssa Howling Wolf, Anthony Felix, Amber Felix, Terrance Trottier, Kandi Mossett and Holly Hosie.

United Tribes Technical College crew getting a photo opp. with ND Senator Kent Conrad. From Left to right: Kandi Mossett, unknown gentleman wanting to hear what ND crew had to say to their senator, Holly Hosie, Senator Kent Conrad, Anthony Felix, Alyssa Howling Wolf, Arita Chasing Hawk, Amber Felix and Terrance Trottier.

Van Jones kissing Bill McKibben on the check after their speeches on

Energy Action Coalition partners join staff up on stage to perform the infamous dance "Its Getting Hot in Here" originally performed in Montreal at the UN Climate Negotiations in 2005.

Sonaya and the People's Crew, a really awesome and danceable world music band, playing at Powershift 2007 Energy Action Coalition conference held at University of Maryland in Washington DC

Van Jones speaks to a thousands of young people from across the country on the capitol lawn.

Power Shift 2007 was the first national summit on climate change. 6,000 young people from all over the United States converged to demand federal action on climate justice.

Photo Credit: Dakota Fine

Elisa Young of Meigs CAN in Ohio and Judy Bonds of Coal River Mountain Watch in WV cheers with sludge and sludge contaminated water from WV.

Power of the States panel

everyone wants to ask Van Jones a question after his keynote speech

Be the change - It's blowin' in the wind

Representative Ed Markey speaking very energetically at Powershift 2007 Energy Action Coalition conference held at University of Maryland in Washington DC

Campus Climate Challenge organizers at Power Shift

Van Jones

(C) Shadia Fayne Wood

Powershift 2007 Energy Action Coalition conference held at University of Maryland in Washington DC

Maryland students at state breakout

Pausing for a photo after the Maryland breakout session. It's the closest we got to having everyone together.

Way to go, SEAC!

Ben Wikler of Avaaz presents petition to Rep. Ed Markey, chair of the House Select Committee on Climate Change

wow, there are so many folks here!

jar of tap water from Mingo County, WV where they inject coal sludge ( waste from "cleaning" coal) into the ground, which has thus contaminated ground water. the tap water ate through the metal top in a few months