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Mac OS X 10.5 Software Update Hangs

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За трети път ми се случва Software Update да спре да работи на моя Mac. Забелязвал съм този проблем да се проявява само във версия 10.5 (Leopard) на операционната система на Apple Mac OS X. След като стартирам Software Update процесът зависва на около 10% от проверката, "търсейки" нови програмни кръпки. Всъщност не прави нищо друго освен да използва ресурсите на системата "висейки".


За да оправите тази неприятност трябва да спрете процеса Software Update, след което да изтриете файл Cache.db от директорията:

Macintosh HD>Users>yourusername>Library>Caches>com.apple.SoftwareUpdate

При мен изглежда по този начин, тъй като използвам потребителско име ps:


Сега можете отново да стартирате Software Update, за да проверите за софтуерни кръпки от Apple.


Ако изтриването на Cache.db не ви помогне, изтрийте или преместете следните файлове:

Macintosh HD>Users>yourusername>Library>Preferences>com.apple.softwareupdate.plist
Macintosh HD>Library>Preferences>com.apple.softwareupdate.plist

След което рестартирайте операционната система и се насладете на работещото обновяване на системата! :-)

Панчарево / Pancharevo

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Панчарево / Pancharevo

Белоградчишки скали

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Подкрепете природният феномен Белоградчишките скали в световната инициатива "Новите Седем чудеса на природата".

Гласувайте сега!

Белоградчишките скали са скални фигури, високи до 200 метра, разположени в Западния Предбалкан близо до град Белоградчик. Те образуват ивица с дължина 30 км и ширина до 3 км. Включени са в списъка на Стоте национални туристически обекта.

Повечето от скалите са свързани с интересни легенди и носят интересни имена. Разгледайте снимки на Белоградчишките скали от последното ми пътешествие до това невероятно кътче на България.



Белоградчишките скали се състоят от три скални групи.


На изток е Фалковската група, в която се включват:

- Момина скала - формата й наподобява глава на момиче;
- Пчелен камък, която е убежище на диви пчели;
- Орлов камък;
- Боров камък.


Централната група се извисява над град Белоградчик. В нея се включват:

- Мислен камък;
- Конникът;
- Мадоната;
- Дервишът;
- Метохът;
- Ученичката;
- Адам и Ева;
- Велкова глава;
- Кукувицата - наречена е така, защото при силен вятър скалата издава звуци, наподобяващи вика на кукувица.


Най-западно се намира Збеговската група. Тя включва:

- Близнаците;
- Магаза;
- Борич.




Края на перма, преди около 230 млн. години, в резултат на херцинския тектоничен цикъл, земите в района на Белоградчик са високо издигната суша. Релефът е силно разчленен. При тези условия вследствие на интензивното изветряне и всеобща тенденция към потъване на земната кора започва заравняване, като във вътрешноконтиненталните басейни се отлагат среднокъсови конгломерати. В такъв именно вътрешноконтинентален басейн се образуват и конгломератите край Белоградчик. Червеникавият цвят се дължи на железните окиси и хидроокиси.


През юрския период върху пясъчниците се наслояват по-светли и по-дребни сиви и кремавобели варовици. Те изграждат челата на сегашните Белоградчишки Венец и Ведерник. Като резултат на младоалпийския тектонски цикъл комплексът се нагъва и остава на суша, като районът на Белоградчик попада в центъра на една голяма антиклинала. При това нагъване варовиците като по-пластични претърпяват деформация, а среднокъсовите конгломерати в ядката на антиклиналата силно се напукват.


Впоследствие започва интензивна ерозия на най-високо издигнатите части. Под влияние на водата, ветровете и колебанията на температурата варовиците от тези части се разрушават и разкриват силно напуканите конгломерати. Така в продължение на милиони години се създават причудливите форми на Белоградчишките скали. В пясъчника и варовика са се образували и над 100 пещери.


Белоградчишките скали са обявени за природна забележителност през 1949 г.

The Belogradchik Rocks

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Прочетете публикацията на Български език.

Vote now, support the nomination of the Belogradchik rocks for official New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign.

The Belogradchik Rocks are a group of bizarre sandstone and limestone rock formations, reaching up to 200 m in height. They form a strip, which is 30 km long and up to 3 km wide, and are located north of the western slopes of Stara Planina, near the town of Belogradchik in Bulgaria. The formations are a product of erosion.



Many of the rocks are related with interest legends.


The central group of rocks is situated to the South of Belogradchik. Here are the most interesting and impressive formations - Adam and Eve, The Schoolgirl, The Bear, The Shepherd boy, The Dervish, The First slabstone, The Camel, The Mushrooms, The Cuckoo, The Red wall, The Madonna, The Horseman, The Monks, The Mental stone, Rebel Velko, The Pine stone and many others. They are declared as a natural landmarks.


The second group is to the West of the town. The rocks are of Alpine type, they surround big precipices. The most famous rocks are Zbegovete, Erqupriya, Boritch.


The third group is some 4 km away to the East of the town, which includes the rocks around The Latin Kale and The Lipenik cave.


The fourth group is extended between the villages of Borovitsa and Falkovets. There are the well-known Pine stone (declared as a natural landmark), The Red stone, The Bee stone, Torlak, The Maid's rock.


The last group is situated between the villages of Gyurgitch and Belotintsi.


Sand-mergel rocks have been stratified in this region about 200 million years ago (in the end of the Paleozoic period). Later they have been overflowed by a sea, on the bottom of which sand, gravel and clay, dragged up by the rivers, have been piled. In the course of time these materials have been fitted together by silicon or sand-clay solder. Conglomerates and sand-stones, known as colored sand-stone - boundsandstein, have been formed in this way. Under the influence of the iron oxide they have gotten a red shade.


Gray and cream-white limestone have been piled up the sand-stones during the Jurassic period. They formed the foreheads of the present Belogradchik's Venets and Vedernik. During the folding of The Balkan Mountains this region turned to dry land. Rifts have appeared in its highest part, under the destroyed function of water, winds and the temperature variations. This action have reached the sand-stones. Because of their different hardness they have been destroyed unequally. So the fantastic outlines of the Belogradchik rocks have been created during million years.


Over 100 caves - rich in beautiful formations, precipices and interesting fauna have been formed in the sand-stone and the limestone . The most famous - The Magura cave (its length is over 2500 m) is well laid out - lighting, safeguard fittings. With the surrounded area it is declared as a natural landmark.

Devetashka cave

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Devetashka Cave is one of the biggest caves in Europe. According to archaeological research, it sheltered people since the late Paleolithic era. Devetashka cave is a monument of culture and a place of national and international significance and protection. This natural phenomenon is about 1500 meters long and has a huge entrance - 35 meter high and 55 meter wide. The cave has 11 underground lakes and rather beautiful cave formations.


The cave was discovered in 1921 in her discoveries are made some of the most interesting remains from the Neolithic in Bulgaria.


In the past, the cave was classified military sites. In 1950 was used for storing oil tanks and a large stand today near the entrance of the cave. According to certain information because of its size it is used for storage and food from the state reserve and the deployment of missile base. At the moment it is absolutely impossible, the bridge leading to the cave is damaged, destroyed and railway line to her. Removal of the track started back in 2001. Access to the cave is a comfortable path, which began shortly after the exit of the way Lovech - Levski for Devetaki village. After the bridge is formed in the grass parking lot, the path is east.

The cave was declared in 1996 for the subject - a natural landmark.

The hills of Cherven

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At first the fortress had been erected about the time of Justinian, the Emperor, in VI c. Later, proto- Bulgarians took possession of the town. The Byzantine way of construction is a sharp contrast to the Bulgarian one- the ashlars are bigger than the latter.

The firs written documents about Cherven used the language of the proto- Bulgarians of the eleventh century in the apocrypha “A tale about the prophet Jesay” in which we can read that “a king called Gega, also named Odelyan, created the towns of Cherven, Nessebar and Shtip within Bulgarian boundaries”. The names of another three Bulgarian metropolitans are also mentioned. There is some information about Cherven in the book about the life of Saint Theodosiy of Tarnovo written in the second half of XVI century. We can also read about Cherven in Emanouil Fill’s poem, concerning the march of the Byzantine military commander Mihail Glava against Ivaylo.

At some places the height of the rocks is 100m. but only their east side gradually merges into the surrounding sights which makes them easily accessible. Apart from the natural protection, the place was additionally strengthened with impressive sophisticated stronghold facilities. The easy location and the reliable defensive work turned Cherven into an important military center, defending the capital Tarnovo from its north side.

The special feature of the ground formed two parts of the stronghold- the citadel and the real town. The citadel was located on the most difficultly accessible place on the hill- within the boundaries of the old Byzantine stronghold, and the real town was on its west side, upon the rest of its lands.

The stone tower is clearly visible by all sides of Cherven. It protrudes over the north rocks. Every curious visitor can be attracted by its proud bearing coming from old times.

According to the Bulgarian apocrypha chronicle its creation is attributed to Peter Delyan.

Ruins of ancient churches and strongholds, residential buildings and workshops can be found all over the high hills, surrounded by the river. Among them there are narrow streets, rock stairs leading to somewhere. This is a world of shadows, myths and legends, a world of peace and silence reigning over the place for many centuries. All this is interrupted only by the noise of the archaeological picks and spades, but the hill was once full of children's laughter, the noise of the sledge- hammers, the sound of the churches’ bells, the welcoming tradesmen’s voices, the endless noise of the people’s daily routine.

During VI century an early Byzantine stronghold was erected over some parts of the Cherven hills. It existed only for a couple of decades, but during the First Bulgarian Kingdom it was replaced by a small settlement. The stronghold was rebuilt again in XI- XII century, and after the beginning the Second Bulgarian Kingdom in 1187 it was named Cherven. The origin of its name is still unknown. Some say that it is because of the red rocks around it, according to the others it means “nice, beautiful”. Another group of people say that its name is due to some Russian refugees that had left their native town with the same name in the kingdom of Galitz, and these Russians were seeking refuge from the Tartar invaders.

The fact that Cherven is situated along the river Lom, the important roads, crossing at this point, the fact that the place is easy defend, the fertile soil around and many other favorable circumstances are the reason for its fast thrive. The population started to increase as well as its strategic, economical and administrative importance. After the independent Bulgarian church was restore in 1235, Cherven turned into one of the biggest metropolitan’s centers. All this is supported by the well- preserved historical sources which read that after leaving the capital of Tarnovo, the great Bulgarian social figure and propagator of Hesychast, saint Theodosyi of Tarnovo, came exactly here, in Cherven, aiming at continuing his spiritual growth.

During the second half of XIII century the stronghold fully completed its aspect of intensively developing Medieval town, being the most important one among all the others along the river Lom. The newly come settlers were the reason for the fast growth of the settlement in XIV century; the new parts were surrounded by separate walls. There were other unprotected sections.

The two- centuries thrive of the town was due to its remoteness from the war active zones/ areas. However, it was conquered and destroyed several times. It was seized by Tartars that had previously destroyed the thriving settlements along the river Lom. This happened in 1241, in spring. The Byzantine army fighting against the Bulgarian King Ivaylo, took possession of Cherven in 1277. The most fatal seizure was that of the Ottoman Empire in 1388- we can read about all this in the historical chronicles. At that time Cherven was destroyed by a mighty fire, confirmed by the archaeological excavations.

The next centuries were marked by gradual degradation. At the beginning the town succeeded in preserving its administrative and warlike functions- this happened during the Ottoman reign, but it gradually turned into an unimportant country settlement. Population started visibly decreasing, but it was mainly composed of Bulgarians. The seat of the bishop of Cherven was moved to Ruse in XVI century. During that time the citizens most probably had left the high hills and settled into the foot of the river, where life conditions were more favorable.

Having heard about its once- being fame, travelers found only ruins. Time gradually erased everything around, and the famous town of Cherven turned into a memory. Only the tower continued protruding over the hill, becoming into a symbol of eternity.

The hills of Cherven revive again in 1910- 1911, when the history specialist Vasil Zlatarski lays the foundation of the archaeological research, excavating one of the cathedral churches in Cherven. What followed were another excavation works for over a century, revealing the already forgotten town, they give it a new life and fame, they give it a new meaning. And now the hills of Cherven attract thousands of visitors, came to see one of the most impressive, one of the well- studied and well- preserved Bulgarian Medieval towns.